State Board of Education members Thursday approved new academic courses on the Bible, allowing Georgia's public high schools for the first time to offer taxpayer-funded classes devoted to the "Good Book."
The two half-credit, voluntary electives will teach interested high school students the history and literature of the Holy Scriptures.
Public high schools could begin offering the courses as early as next school year...
While campuses are not required to add the classes, if they do, they will receive state money to pay for them.
Even then, students cannot be compelled to take the classes — which will be offered as English language arts electives — because they are not required for graduation.
"I've had a few discussions with educators and legislators ... who wanted to know what would be the basis for the courses," said Wanda Barrs, the education board's chairwoman. "That's why it's important to get this out there for them to consider if this is something they want to offer in their schools."
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I wonder if this gives muslims a discrimination cause since there's no state funded classes on the Koran?
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