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Committee revises Bible-as-literature elective; adds non-sectarian guidance under Tennessee law
Summary
The SRC reworked the Bible-as-literature elective to emphasize literary forms, genres and non‑doctrinal study, and the committee added course-language clarifying that instruction must be objective and non‑devotional under Tennessee Code Annotated §49‑6‑1026.
The Tennessee State Board of Education Standards Review Committee substantially revised the proposed "Bible as literature" elective on Oct. 7, clarifying the course focus on literary forms and non‑doctrinal study and adding language to make compliance with state statute explicit.
Committee members reviewed multiple course standards and moved to: keep analysis and application language for literary elements; add "figures" alongside "characters"; explicitly list literary forms (narratives, poetry, law codes and historical…
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