School District to Decide Whether "In God We Trust" Is Appropriate for Classroom

Liberal education in California public schools may drive "In God We Trust" out of Kern County schools:

Trustees of a school district in Bakersfield, Calif., will decide Monday night whether to allow posters bearing the nation's motto — In God We Trust — and other historical documents to be displayed in district classrooms.

Among the documents to be voted on are the Constitution and Bill of Rights.

Kern County High School District trustees initially proposed the measure as a way of promoting patriotism. But the proposal has sparked contentious debate.

Board President Bob Hampton, a former teacher in the district, told the L.A. Times that he'll vote against the posters because they reflect a "spiritual agenda."

"The spiritual side of students belongs at home and at church, not in the educational system," Hampton said.

Other Bakersfield residents said there's nothing wrong with posting the nation's motto on classroom walls — even if it does mention God.

"Most kids in Bakersfield already have that seed planted, but for the others, it couldn't hurt," Malia Casarez told the Times. "My daughter is just 9 months old and I'm already scared of sending her to school, with all the things you hear about."

Bakersfield is the home of Merle Haggard and Buck Owens - both of whom were famous for pro-American country music. I can't imagine a town that helped raise these guys would throw our founding documents out of the classroom. However, California education, even in the more conservative areas, is quickly being overrun by liberals so it wouldn't surprse me all that much if they took the lefty route.

UPDATE: The school district appears to have done the right thing:

The phrase “In God We Trust” will find a place on Kern High School District classroom walls, on a poster that will also include historical U.S. documents.

In a surprise compromise, four members of the five-man board agreed to a modification of Trustee Chad Vegas’ proposal to hang posters of the national motto with accompanying founding documents in all high school classrooms.

The posters will consist of the Bill of Rights, the Declaration of Independence, the national motto, and the Pledge of Allegiance.

Curiously, the Constitution is not included in that list. Is that the "compromise"?

UPDATE 2- The Constitution is included after all.