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Public commenter urges Northwest ISD to offer Bible literacy course allowed under HB 1287
Summary
A community member, representing Bible in the Classroom, urged the board to adopt a non‑theological high‑school Bible literature course permitted by House Bill 1287, citing about 26 nearby districts that already offer the class and requesting a meeting with district leadership.
During public testimony, Carrie Griffith, who said she works for the nonprofit Bible in the Classroom, asked Northwest Independent School District to consider adopting a high‑school Bible literacy course permitted under House Bill 1287 (2007).
Griffith described the proposed course as a literature or humanities class — not a theology class — that studies the Bible's…
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