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Conroe ISD delays posting of Ten Commandments posters after legal counsel advises waiting for federal ruling
Summary
Following public comment from both supporters and opponents, the Conroe ISD board's legal counsel advised trustees not to install Ten Commandments posters while a federal judge considers related litigation; trustees did not proceed with posting at the meeting.
Conroe ISD trustees heard a wide range of public comment Tuesday about Senate Bill 10, the Texas law that requires school districts to make the text of the Ten Commandments available in public classrooms. After presentations by community donors who offered to supply posters and parents who opposed the requirement, district legal counsel recommended the board delay installing the posters while a federal judge decides a pending case.
The issue drew several speakers on both sides. Rebecca Smith, representing a coalition of local groups including Love Hills Youth and The Woodlands Republican Women, told the board her group was donating 330 legally compliant posters for classrooms at no cost to the district. "We are donating…
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