Oklahoma Drops Controversial Plan to Distribute Bibles in Public Classrooms

by Emmitt Barry, with reporting from Washington D.C. Bureau Staff(Worthy News) – Oklahoma’s new State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Lindel Fields, announced this week that his administration will not move forward with a mandate to place Bibles in public school classrooms — a policy championed by his predecessor, Ryan Walters.Fields’ decision comes after the Oklahoma Supreme Court gave him until October 28 to determine whether the state would continue defending the policy in court.