In an attempt to return classrooms from woke ideology and fringe theories to a more God-centered environment, another state has approved legislation. To the dismay of some parents, instructors have been using classroom decorations, posters, and other means to impose their own narratives on their kids more liberally in recent years.
The state of Louisiana now mandates that “In God We Trust” be put up in each and every public school. This week, just in time for the approaching Bayou State school year, the bill, HB 8, entered into force. For public classrooms, it’s a positive step in the right direction.
Every public school classroom “must display the national motto in each building it uses and classroom in each school under its jurisdiction,” per the recently passed legislation. The state has also established strict regulations on the placement, composition, and size of the motto display.
If there were no size requirements, it’s likely that a lot of educators and educational institutions who didn’t feel the need to comply with the law would just put the national motto in each classroom to be formally in compliance. In Louisiana, that won’t be the situation.
The national motto must be shown on a poster or framed document that is at least eleven inches by fourteen inches, according to the law, which specifies the requirements: “The nature of the display shall be determined by each governing authority.” The motto, which should be put in a large, legible font, should serve as the focal point of the poster or framed document.
