Public schools; require to display Ten Commandments in classrooms.

SB 2531, which died in committee on February 4, 2025, would have required all Mississippi public school classrooms (K-12) to display the Ten Commandments starting January 1, 2026. The bill mandated displays of at least 11x14 inches with large, legible text, accompanied by a four-paragraph historical explanation from the state education department. Schools could not use public funds for displays but could accept donations for posters or frames, and might also display documents like the Declaration of Independence alongside the Ten Commandments. The bill was framed as educational, citing the Ten Commandments' historical role in American law, but its passage was blocked before becoming law.