Senate passes bill directing schools to display Ten Commandments with founding documents, conditioned on donations
The Alabama Senate passed SB 99 on March 31, 2026, requiring local school boards to display a poster that includes the Ten Commandments alongside founding documents in U.S. history classrooms and at least one common area, subject to the availability of donated displays or funds and accompanied by a disclaimer that the state is not establishing religion.
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The Alabama Senate on March 31, 2026, passed Senate Bill 99, which requires local school boards to display a poster titled "The Ten Commandments and America's Founding Documents" in classrooms that routinely teach U.S. history for grades five through 12 and in at least one common area for those schools, beginning January 1, 2027, subject to availability of donated displays or donated funds.
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