08/13/2025
Frisco classrooms getting the 10 Commandments and a dose of controversy:
Starting this school year, a new state law will require every public school classroom to display the Protestant version of the Ten Commandments. Senate Bill 10 says each poster must be at least 16x20 inches and big enough to read from anywhere in the room. If a school is offered a compliant poster and doesn’t already have one, they have to take it and put it up.
The law officially kicks in Sept. 1, 2025, but Frisco ISD didn’t wait. They’ve already installed 4,805 posters across 77 campuses — costing $1,800 — and say no other religious texts will go up unless they’re tied directly to state curriculum.
Last month, an advocate of Karmelo Anthony (who was indicted for murder of Austin Metcalf in Frisco), Dominique Alexander, was joined by a coalition of other religious leaders and parents who sued over the law, saying it teaches that "'slavery is acceptable'".
The ACLU and the Freedom From Religion Foundation have also sued, arguing this law violates the separation of church and state. Supporters say the displays promote timeless moral values. Opponents say they erase religious neutrality in public education. A nearly identical law in Louisiana was struck down last year, but Texas is bracing for its own legal showdown, with the attorney general promising to back school districts in court.
