Yes — Tennessee Senator Mark Pody and State Representative Michael Hale led the charge to pass Public Chapter 924, which allows for the Ten Commandments and excerpts from the US Constitution and the Declaration of Independence to be displayed in common areas in all Tennessee public and charter schools.

• It is NOT a mandate which means the local governing bodies get to decide if they want to participate and to what extent.
• Local school boards determine the size of the display and the material it is printed on. However, the law does require that the text be no smaller than 26 point.
• The law applies to all K-12 public and charter schools.
• The display must be in a “prominent location” — cafeteria, entryway or common area where all students can see it.
• It is encouraged that outside organizations/people donate the funds to purchase the posters, but it is not required.
• The text of the Ten Commandments must use the EXACT wording prescribed in the law.
• It must also include the first sentence of the second paragraph of the preamble to the Declaration of Independence and the preamble to the US Constitution.
• Effective Date July 1, 2026.

Yes! The law only sets the minimum requirement for participation, which is ONE display in ONE prominent common area. If a local board wishes to hang more than one on a campus, they can.

If you are a member of a local church body or civic organization, we are asking you to first go to the leaders of those bodies and encourage them to “sponsor” the schools in the district(s) they are located in. Sponsorship would include being willing to raise the funds to purchase the necessary number of displays. Then you or someone from that group would need to speak with the school board members about the law, encourage them to pass a resolution allowing for the posters and make the donation of the displays to the schools. After that, you can follow up to make sure the displays get hung and send us a picture. We can provide all the necessary resources to you and the leaders of those groups along the way.

In addition to sharing this FAQ, we have two suggested poster designs (one for elementary and one for secondary schools), and some best-practice school board resolution and policy language. We can also mail you professionally printed pamphlets if you prefer, just call us at 1-877-463-4688 or fill out THIS FORM and we will reach out to get the information we need to send you the pamphlets. Our experience is that the printed pamphlets will be very much appreciated by school board members and superintendents to help them visualize the posters you are wanting to donate.

Because this is not a mandate, the law has allowed local governing bodies to be the final decision makers determining IF the displays go up and what size and material they are so we need local community members to support the process, working in conjunction with their local school boards, and making it easy for your school district to participate. We have provided model resolution and policy language that you can share with board members.

Although not required, it is highly encouraged not to ask the school to fund the purchase of the displays. It will make it easier for districts to participate if they don’t have to use district funds to pay for them and know that the cost is covered. All donations should ideally go through the local sponsoring church or civic organization. If that is not possible, please contact us at faithblazers@rfia.org and we can assist.

Below are links to digital files of legally binding poster designs for you to print locally on whatever medium you desire, or you can order from a vendor we have partnered with that provides 16X20 very durable ⅛” thick cast white acrylic posters with three layers of ink that are permanently affixed to the wall via adhesive strips for $120 each (that includes shipping directly to you or the school). These acrylic displays will not tear, wrinkle or fade and provide a semi-permanent solution. To order acrylic posters from our vendor, please call 1-877-463-4688.

Elementary Design
Middle School and High School Design

If you print or design your own, you need to follow the letter of the law to avoid legal challenges. If you want to print our designs in larger sizes, that is fine too. Just know that you will need to work directly with the board regarding these decisions. We are here to advise if needed. Just reach out to us at faithblazers@rfia.org with any questions you or the board members might have about compliance.

No. It is the responsibility of the school superintendent and district to provide the donated posters to the corresponding campus school principals and determine where they are hung, what size they want and what material they are made out of. We have provided suggestions to them but the only stipulations are that they be “durable”, “in a prominent location”, “a minimum of 26-point font”, and “a style and manner that is easy for students to see and read”.

We encourage you to check back in with your local school(s) once school begins to see if the posters are displayed and take a picture and send it to us at faithblazers@firstliberty.org.

If someone from the media approaches you in person, via phone or email we suggest you tell them you have no comment.

There is no legal deadline for getting them up. The law was effective July 1, 2026 and applies to the 2026-2027 school year and all subsequent school years. We would like to see as many as possible go up by the end of this calendar year.