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Conroe ISD grapples with state mandate as parents and students clash over 10 Commandments posters
Summary
A packed Conroe ISD board meeting on Sept. 16 drew hours of public comment over the district’s decision to hang posters of the Ten Commandments after the superintendent said the district complied with state law; speakers cited conflicts between Senate Bill 10 and parental-rights protections in SB 12 and flagged legal and classroom concerns.
Conroe Independent School District trustees heard more than two hours of public comment Tuesday as parents, students and community members split over the district’s decision to post the Ten Commandments in classrooms following recent state legislation.
The dispute centers on two recent Texas laws. Senate Bill 10 requires the posting of the Ten Commandments “in a conspicuous place” in public school classrooms; supporters say the posters reinforce character and local tradition. Senate Bill 12, and related parental-rights language in the Family Code, gives parents new opt‑in and grievance rights for religious or sensitive instructional material.
At the meeting Superintendent Andrew Landry told the board that the district had followed state guidance. “I can say, that in compliance with state law and, based on the guidance from the attorney general, the school district has hung the 10 Commandments posters. They are in accordance with, the details of that law and are in compliance full compliance with…
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