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putes have arisen in a few states, he said.
• "Until there's a fight, we just don't know," Haynes said.
• Two organizations provide classroom materials for teaching about the Bible, and both have their supporters and critics. The National Council of on Bible Curriculum in Public Schools says its curriculum is used in 593 school districts in 38 states. The Bible Literacy Project says its textbook is used in 540 high schools nationwide.
• Aberdeen Superintendent Gary Harms said his district will continue to refer to the Bible in an academic sense when appropriate in existing courses. The former literature and language arts teacher said teachers must refer to the Bible when discussing many books, such as John Steinbeck's "East of Eden."
• "There are so many allusions it would be difficult to teach some of these things

without referring to the Bible," Harms said.
• Jim Holbeck, superintendent at Harrisburg, said a school district would have trouble creating a course that would satisfy everyone, especially since different Christian denominations disagree on religious issues.
• "If the churches can't seem to get along on how to teach it, I don't know how they expect schools to teach it," Holbeck said.
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