( NewsNation ) — An Oklahoma superintendent will not force his educators to teach the Bible this school year, despite a mandate requiring the text to be incorporated into public curriculum .
The mandate also requires a physical copy of the Bible, the U.S. Constitution, the Declaration of Independence and the Ten Commandments in every classroom.
Rob Miller, the superintendent of Bixby Public Schools in Bixby, Okla., told “Elizabeth Vargas Reports” on Monday that the classrooms under his watch will do no such thing.
“I want to be clear that we’re not trying to keep the Bible or religion out of our schools. They’re already here. What we’re trying to do is to protect the religious freedoms of all of our students in every district in Oklahoma,” Miller said.
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Whether it’s studying religion in a historical and social context, or faith’s influence on the formations of governments, Miller thinks Oklahoma’s academic standards utilize the Bible already.