Arlington students have a unique option on their schedule. A Bible like this. Arlington is one of a few schools in the state of Tennessee to offer this class.

“I believe that, you know, the Bible does, in fact, you know, provide a way to live life,” Jeffery Holloway, said. “Yeah, it provides a moral structure, a foundation. So I think it’s important for that.”

Tennessee school districts are allowed to offer an elective course on a nonsectarian, nonreligious, academic study of the bible that aligns with Tennessee Bible Standards.

“You know, I don’t think it’s a class that should be required, you know, because I do believe in the separation of church and state” Holloway, said. “So I don’t believe that, you know, any type of religion or thought should be forced on anyone” said Holloway. “But I do like the fact that, Christian kids here in the Arlington community can take the to class, as well as kids that Arlington students have a unique option on their schedule” Holloway, said. “A Bible like this. Arlington is one of a few schools in the state of Tennessee to offer this class” Holloway, said.

Tennessee law allows public schools to offer Bible electives, but only a handful of schools in the state actually do. The class gives students a rare opportunity to learn more about the bible.

“I think that Bible really like I got to learn, like all the stories and all the like, really informational stuff that comes with being a Christian” Lucy Talley, said.

The Bible elective isn’t about religion in school. It’s about studying one of the most influential texts in the world from an educational point of view.