Sen. Bob Hall: “I see no problem with people being exposed to the right way to live”
DALLAS — State Senator Bob Hall, R-Rockwall, thinks the Ten Commandments should be displayed in all public school classrooms in Texas.
“They’re pretty good guidance no matter who you are,” the Republican told us on Inside Texas Politics. “I see no problem with people being exposed to the right way to live.”
Senate Bill 10 would require a “durable poster” or framed copy of the Ten Commandments in all elementary and secondary classrooms.
The display must be at last 16 inches wide and 20 inches tall and the text would have to be clear enough to read for a person with “average vision” from anywhere in the classroom.
And if a classroom doesn’t have the Ten Commandments displayed, it would have to accept any privately donated poster or framed copy so long as they meet the standards defined in the bill.
Senator Hall thinks his legislation will pass this time around.
“What’s constitutional is determined more by nine people at any one given time than what’s actually written in the document,” said the Republican. “And recent decisions by our Supreme Court indicate that some of the previous decisions weren’t quite accurate and that there’s nothing unconstitutional about having the Ten Commandments in a school.”
But what about non-Christians?
We asked Senator Hall if requiring the display of the Ten Commandments violates the parental rights of students who follow another religion.
“They don’t have to read it if they don’t want to,” Senator Hall answered bluntly.
If passed, the requirement would be in place for the 2025-2026 school year that begins in the fall.
Senate Bill 10 has been assigned to the Senate Committee on Education K-16, but no hearing has been set yet.
