COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – At the same time stickers with the motto “In God We Trust” are first being put on police cars in South Carolina, a state legislator is fighting to require the motto in every school in the state.
Rep. Alan Clemmons says displaying the motto is an important message that should be visible in schools.
Ten states currently have laws that either allow or require the motto to be posted in schools or public buildings and the U.S. Supreme Court has not ruled on whether it is constitutional.
Clemmons’ bill is stalled in the Statehouse over concerns that requiring schools to display the motto might invite a lawsuit and that there is nothing in state law stopping a teacher or principal from posting the motto anywhere in a school they wish.
