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Read. Follow. Verify.West Virginia Requires Ten Commandments Displays in Public School Classrooms
Last action · January 14, 2026: To House EducationSponsor: Elías Coop-González
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What This Bill Proposed
House Bill 4103 requires all public elementary and s in West Virginia to display a durable poster or framed copy of the Ten Commandments in every classroom starting in the 2026-2027 school year. Schools must accept eligible private donations for these displays and offer surplus copies to other schools.
Public schools across West Virginia must allocate wall space in every classroom for specific religious text displays, accept qualifying private donations to meet the mandate, and manage surplus copies beginning next school year.
- State legislatures across the United States have increasingly introduced measures addressing the display of historical or religious documents in public school classrooms. context
Who It Would Have Affected
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public elementary and secondary schools
Public schools must ensure every classroom displays a compliant poster or framed copy of the Ten Commandments and manage donations or surplus items.
public school students
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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
4 actions- Jan 14, 2026HouseCommitteeTo House Education
- Jan 14, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced in House
- Jan 14, 2026HouseCommitteeTo Education then Judiciary
- Jan 14, 2026HouseIntroducedFiled for introduction
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Mandatory Classroom Display of Religious Text
Introduces a new statutory requirement under student religious liberties directing public schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom.
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www.wvlegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy85Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz50Current news / social attention level
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