ROANOKE, Va. – The Giles County School Board has voted to remove a copy of the Ten Commandments from the wall of a school.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia had sued on behalf of a student to remove the Ten Commandments from Narrows High School, saying it violates the First Amendment's protection against government endorsement of religion. A federal judge sent the case into mediation May 7.
The Roanoke Times reports that the board voted unanimously Thursday to replace the display with a copy of a page from a history textbook that mentions the Ten Commandments in conjunction with American government and morality. It was unclear how that would affect the mediation.
The school board voted 3-2 last June to approve the display. The lawsuit was filed three months later.
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