Implementation of a new state law requiring Ten Commandments displays in public school classrooms varies across Arkansas as some district superintendents await the results of a lawsuit challenging the legislation.
Act 573 of 2025 requires that “a durable poster or framed copy of a historical representation of the Ten Commandments” be “prominently” displayed in public school classrooms and libraries, public institutions of higher education, and public buildings and facilities maintained by taxpayer funds.
U.S. District Judge Timothy Brooks blocked four Northwest Arkansas districts involved in the lawsuit — Bentonville, Fayetteville, Siloam Springs and Springdale — from enforcing Act 573 on Aug. 4, hours before the law was set to take effect…