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Legal expert predicts court challenge to Utah's new religious curriculum law

By Roger Goldman
Published April 24, 2026 at 3:51 PM MDT
Third grade students at Indian Hills Elementary School in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. As early as third grade, Utah students will be required to analyze specific Bible passages referenced or “alluded to” in U.S. historical documents.
Trent Nelson
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The Salt Lake Tribune
Third grade students at Indian Hills Elementary School in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. As early as third grade, Utah students will be required to analyze specific Bible passages referenced or “alluded to” in U.S. historical documents.

Freedom From Religion Foundation Legal Director Patrick Elliott discusses HB312, which mandates teaching religious texts referenced in U.S. historical documents in Utah public schools. He argues against the Christian nationalist narrative and predicts challenges going before the Supreme Court.

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