Public schools; allow voluntary prayer, require Ten Commandments to be displayed, and require certain size of U.S. flag.

SB 2239, which died in committee on February 3, 2026, would have required all Mississippi public and charter schools to display a framed copy of the Ten Commandments (min. 16x20 inches) and a U.S. flag (min. 36x24 inches) in every classroom, and to conduct a daily non-denominational prayer at the start of each school day. The bill also prohibited school staff from discrimination based on religious views and allowed students or faculty to opt out of participating in prayer or the Pledge of Allegiance without penalty. It would have applied starting in the 2026-2027 school year but has not become law.