GALVESTON, Texas (KTRK) — In a new ruling by a federal judge, 14 more Texas public school districts have been added to a list that requires them to remove Ten Commandments posters in public classrooms by Dec. 1.
In September, a new law went into effect requiring them to be displayed, but in October, during a school board meeting, Galveston ISD was one of the districts that voted to delay putting up any posters while they wait to see what happens in court.
Because of that decision, the state’s attorney general’s office sued the district for not complying.
After the law took effect, several families of students filed a lawsuit in September against 14 school districts, challenging the law. A judge ruled in their favor and granted what’s called a temporary injunction.
In those court documents, the judge states in part, “it is impracticable, if not impossible to prevent Plaintiffs from being subjected to unwelcome religious displays without enjoining Defendants from enforcing S.B.10 across their districts.”
“In this case, they just said, ‘Ok, school districts, take down those posters for now until this litigation proceeds,'” said Chloe Kempf, Attorney, ACLU Texas.
Conroe ISD was one of the districts named in the lawsuit. A spokesperson for the district says they’ll follow the judge’s orders.
Over the summer, another federal lawsuit was filed against 11 school districts, including HISD, Fort Bend, and Cy-Fair, blocking them from displaying the Ten Commandments as well.
“Our first case is currently up on appeal at the 5th Circuit. They will hear oral arguments on that preliminary injunction in January, and in our second case, that preliminary injunction will hold steady until our first case is resolved,” Kempf said.
A spokesperson for Galveston ISD says the district will discuss next steps with their legal counsel.
ABC13 reached out to the state attorney general’s office for comment and didn’t hear back.
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