A bill moving through the Ohio General Assembly would force history and social studies teachers statewide from grades four through 12 to hang several historic documents on their walls.

Under Senate Bill 34 , school boards of districts getting state funds would choose four documents from a list assembled by lawmakers. The Ten Commandments are one of the several documents on the list, which has been the focus of most of the scrutiny around SB 34.

School districts could take donated funds or materials to fulfill the mandate, according to SB 34. And schools could “erect a monument inscribed with one or more of the documents,” too.

Its Republican proponents have said districts maintain a choice in the matter, and they argue the foundational religious doctrine for Judaism and Christianity h

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