Bible in the Schools
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Bible in the Schools is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, that promotes biblical literacy in Hamilton County.
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Founded | 1922 |
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Founder | Dr. J. Park McCallie |
Type | 501(c)(3) |
Location | |
Area served | Hamilton County, Tennessee |
Method | Provides funding grants to the Hamilton County Department of Education for full cost of Bible history teachers. |
Key people | Cathy Scott, President |
Website | www |
The organization develops curriculum, training and financial resources for elective, for-credit courses in Bible history, using the Bible as the text, taught in a controlled curriculum by trained and certified middle and high school teachers employed by the Hamilton County school system. The group works with other organizations[which?] with similar goals and consults with individuals[who?], sponsorship groups[which?] and school districts[which?].
Five course options are offered by licensed and state-certified teachers. Classes are for-credit and considered part of the social studies curriculum in the high schools and the Related Arts curriculum in the middle schools. The courses are non-sectarian and are taught as history and literature.