BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Several legal and civil liberties groups sent a co-written letter to the Kern County Board of Education on Wednesday, urging the board to reject the public display of the Ten Commandments at its schools.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California, ACLU National, Americans United for Separation of Church and State and the Freedom from Religion Foundation sent the letter to the board, according to ACLU SoCal.
KCBOE is slated to consider approving a resolution on Thursday that would display the Ten Commandments, along with other historical documents like the Declaration of Independence, Bill of Rights, Pledge of Allegiance, National Motto and more, at five of its six Alternative Education schools…