Walters, an unabashed Christian and staunch conservative, has made headlines for spending $25,000 on Bibles for use in AP government classes and then for mandating schools teach the Bible in grades 5-12, an order some schools have said they would ignore.
After he asked the state to solicit bids for 55,000 more Bibles to go into state classrooms, a diverse group including parents, activists and an Oklahoma City pastor appealed to the state Supreme Court to block the order.
The court issued a “stay” to temporarily block the plan Monday, preventing the state from spending $60 each on the “God Bless the U.S.A.” Bibles Walters wanted to purchase.
