{"id":52866,"date":"2025-11-14T11:15:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T11:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/52866\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T11:15:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T11:15:12","slug":"kern-county-board-delays-decision-on-ten-commandments-display-proposal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/52866\/","title":{"rendered":"Kern County Board delays decision on Ten Commandments display proposal"},"content":{"rendered":"

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK\/KBFX) \u2014 The Kern County Board of Education has postponed a decision on a proposal to display the Ten Commandments at six alternative education schools under its governance. After nearly an hour in closed session, the board announced it would not discuss or vote on the matter, citing the need for further investigation and research.<\/p>\n

\"Kern<\/p>\n

Kern County Board of Education holds a meeting on November 12, 2025. (KBAK\/KBFX)<\/p>\n

The proposal aims to present the Ten Commandments within a historical and educational context, alongside documents such as the U.S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the Declaration of Independence. <\/p>\n

The meeting drew a crowd with divided opinions. Supporters argued the commandments are fundamental and a rule of of what it means to be a good person. Rod Guice stated, “This is about exposing our kids to greatness about what’s right and wrong about what’s good and bad.”<\/p>\n

Opponents, however, raised concerns about the separation of church and state. Nora expressed, “Displaying these documents and making them required…really sends a message that our schools are not inclusive for those students who have different faiths.” Audrey added, “Public schools are not the place for religious doctrine.”<\/p>\n

Kaleb Tuttle, who is working to become a teacher, said he doesn’t see the purpose of doing this at schools. “I just feel like that wouldn\u2019t help the students help understand the foundation of our nation,” he said.<\/p>\n

\"Kern<\/p>\n

Kern County Board of Education holds a meeting on November 12, 2025. (KBAK\/KBFX)<\/p>\n

The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, along with other organizations, sent a letter to the board urging them not to approve the proposal, warning it could violate the religion clauses of the California Constitution and lead to litigation. Local pastor Angelo Frazier previously mentioned<\/a> that the board is supported by Liberty Counsel, a Florida law firm, in case of legal challenges.<\/p>\n

Although no vote was taken, two board members expressed their views<\/a>. James Robinson, board member and Trustee Area 6, criticized the opposition, saying, “I don’t understand the animosity…I wish they would go ahead and get their facts straight.” Lori Eskew, board member and Trustee Area 5, questioned the resistance to displaying the commandments, stating, “I can’t wrap my brain around the fact that the Ten Commandments say don’t lie, don’t steal, don’t murder…and you guys don’t want these historical documents anywhere.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK\/KBFX) \u2014 The Kern County Board of Education has postponed a decision on a proposal to display…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":52867,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[151,153,152],"class_list":["post-52866","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bakersfield","tag-bakersfield","tag-bakersfield-headlines","tag-bakersfield-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52866","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52866"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52866\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52867"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52866"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52866"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52866"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}