( NewsNation ) — As schools have become arenas for various moral and cultural debates , many Republican-led states are seeking to expand Christianity in schools amid conservative pushes to incorporate religion into classrooms across the country.
Oklahoma is the latest state to do so, mandating schools to not only have a Bible in classrooms but also to incorporate it into their teachings.
It follows similar legislation in Florida that allows school districts to enlist volunteer chaplains to counsel students, and a new Louisiana state law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in classrooms.
Legislators in Kentucky, Utah, and Texas are trying to pass similar laws.
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Oklahoma Superintendent Ryan Walters has ordered public schools to immediately begin incorporating the Bible into lesson plans for students in grades five through 12.