Gov. Doug Burgum signs bill allowing North Dakota schools to post Ten Commandments
“School boards are already required to develop a policy for the proper display of any religious objects or documents, Burgum said. This law supports local control and gives school districts full control over whether to display any religious objects or documents. Written By: Adam Willis | ×
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BISMARCK Gov. Doug Burgum signed legislation Friday, April 16, authorizing North Dakota public schools to post the Ten Commandments in classrooms.
The bill cleared the House and Senate by wide margins earlier this session after lawmakers included provisions to gird against possible lawsuits, including one portion requiring that displays of the Judeo-Christian text appear alongside other historical documents.
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Bill would require North Dakota schools to let Boy Scouts recruit students
House Bill 1356 would mandate that schools provide a forum once a year for youth patriotic groups like the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts to pitch their organization, but large districts are concerned that passing the legislation would open the floodgates for all kinds of clubs to claim they re owed time for recruitment as well. Written By: Jeremy Turley | ×
Baden Gilkerson, a Bismarck Eagle Scout, speaks in favor of House Bill 1356 at the North Dakota Capitol in Bismarck on Wednesday, Jan. 27. Jeremy Turley / Forum News Service
BISMARCK The Boy Scouts of America are pushing a bill that would require North Dakota schools to provide the organization time to recruit students during the school day.