John M. Crisp: Should we post our national motto in all public classrooms?
- vkorobko1
- Aug 7, 2023
- 1 min read
Since Aug. 1, all public K-12 schools, colleges and universities in Louisiana are required to display our national motto—In God We Trust—in every classroom.
Louisiana House Bill 8 specifies a “poster or framed document” measuring at least 11 by 14 inches, upon which the motto is printed in a “large, easily readable font.” This law reflects a trend: In 2018 Florida required public schools to display the motto in every building, Arkansas enacted a similar law (2017) and South Dakota did the same in 2019.
In 2021 Texas lawmakers required all public schools and colleges to post the motto in a “conspicuous place” but only if the poster is donated. Recently the Texas legislature seriously considered mandating the posting of The Ten Commandments in every classroom, as well.