Reports have circulated that Round Rock ISD is refusing to comply with Texas’ new law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in government school classrooms.
In an email to Christie Slape, chair of Moms for Liberty Williamson County, Round Rock ISD General Counsel Cynthia Hill stated that donated posters are currently being safely stored on campus while the district awaits guidance regarding the constitutionality of displaying the Ten Commandments in classrooms.
Dr. Mary Bone, who served on the Round Rock ISD Board of Trustees from 2020 to 2024, posted Hill’s email on X.
Hill asserted that “the United States Supreme Court has previously held that such displays are unconstitutional” and so the district would await a ruling from the federal courts before complying.
The new law was met with lawsuits prior to it taking effect on September 1.
Last month, after a federal district court issued a preliminary injunction against the law’s implementation for 11 school districts, Attorney General Ken Paxton released a statement instructing the remaining school districts to comply with it.
Bone’s post reveals that the district is fully aware of Paxton’s directive.
“I am deeply troubled that the Round Rock ISD administration persists in disregarding Texas laws,” Dr. Bone told Texas Scorecard. “The Ten Commandments are deeply rooted in our American heritage, and I was eager to donate posters featuring quotes from the Bible, the most widely distributed book of all time.”
Texas can still enforce the law for school districts not blocked by the federal court order.
A spokesperson from Paxton’s office told Texas Scorecard, “The Office of the Attorney General will review every complaint and take action to ensure the law is fully enforced.”
“Attorney General Paxton continues to lead the charge to make sure that every school district posts the Ten Commandments in classrooms in accordance with the law.”
Round Rock ISD did not return Texas Scorecard‘s request for comment before publication.
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