In a significant decision, the Davis School District in Utah has recognized the enduring value of the Bible for school-age students, overturning its previous ban on God’s Word.
The district’s committee has determined that the Bible holds deep significance, which outweighs any concerns about its violent or vulgar content. As a result, the Bible will be accessible to students of all grade levels in the district’s elementary and middle schools.
This reversal follows appeals from approximately 70 individuals who expressed their support for reintroducing the Bible to school libraries. Initially, the district removed the Bible based on a single complaint from a student’s parent.
Notably, other religious texts such as the Book of Mormon and the Quran were allowed to remain available to students without any age restrictions, although after the district initially agreed to ban the Bible, another request was made to ban the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ Book of Mormon due to its violent content.
The Book of Mormon religious text, which the Mormons deem as “a volume of holy scripture to the Bible,” is expected to face a review to determine its suitability for school libraries. Its status was unclear as of Friday.
Back in March, the school district made headlines when a parent provided officials with a list of verses from Genesis to Revelation and calling for the Bible to be removed from a high school library for being “pornographic.”
The national debate over the practice of book banning has grown increasingly heated in recent years. {eoa}
Shawn A. Akers is the online editor at Charisma Media.
