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Board discusses posting historical documents including 10 Commandments; attorney advises mixed-display approach
Summary
Board reviewed a state law permitting displays of historic documents (including the 10 Commandments) so long as displays do not promote a particular religion; members asked legal staff to research implementation and funding.
Doctor James and the board discussed constituent requests and emails about posting the Ten Commandments in schools. The boards attorney explained a North Carolina statute that permits school systems to display documents and objects "of historical significance that have formed and influenced the U.S. legal or governmental system," listing examples including the Magna Carta, the Mecklenburg Declaration, the preamble to the North Carolina Constitution,…
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