SC House approves bill requiring classrooms to post Ten Commandments

By: Skylar Laird

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: February 26, 2026

Words: 821

Last Updated: 2 weeks ago

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COLUMBIA — The House approved a bill Wednesday requiring all public school classrooms in South Carolina, including those at colleges, to display the Ten Commandments.

Representatives made no major changes to the bill, which also allows schools to accept volunteer chaplains, before passing it in a vote of 84-31, mostly along party lines. One Democrat voted in favor, and one Republican voted against.

The decision comes days after a federal appeals …

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