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Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Teaching the Good Book
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A few weeks ago I came across a small item saying Barrow County school leaders were considering offering high school electives about the Bible.
There was a lot of hubbub in 2006 when the Legislature required the State Board of Education to create the voluntary, non-devotional courses about the history and literature of the Old and New Testament.
It’s been relatively quiet since the law passed. Only 41 schools in 31 school districts offered the classes last school year, according to the state education department. The state has 180 school districts.
Why haven’t more schools signed up to offer these classes?
