Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters issued an executive memo to all public school districts yesterday that classroom teachers must use the Bible for instruction to students during the upcoming school year.

 

 Walters says his order that teaching from the Bible is allowed under Oklahoma law and academic standards. He says teaching the Bible will now be mandatory in state public school classrooms.

 

A group called Americans United for Separation of Church and State responded to Walters' order, calling it an unconstitutional effort to indoctrinate and religiously coerce public school students.