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its own decision on whether to add an elective Bible course, and if so, what text and curriculum to use. The Associated School Boards of South Dakota, a group that represents the local school districts, is making no recommendation to districts on whether to adopt such curriculum, executive director Wade Pogany said. • South Dakota became the sixth state to pass some kind of measure encouraging the academic study of the Bible in public schools, following Texas, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee and Oklahoma. • The resolution, which does not have the force of law, urges public schools to provide instruction that makes students familiar with the content, character and narratives of the Bible and makes them aware of the role the Bible has played in the development of literature, art, culture and public discourse. • Hickey and other supporters said students need to be familiar with the Bible be
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