As early as third grade, Utah students will need to study Bible passages in social studies lessons under new law

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https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2026/03/30/utah-students-will-need-learn/

Utah students will be required to analyze specific Bible passages referenced or “alluded to” in U.S. historical documents as part of the state’s sweeping new social studies curriculum.

That’s under HB312 “School Curriculum and Standards Modifications,” which Gov. Spencer Cox signed into law last week.

Exactly which passages would need to be studied has yet to be determined, but the Utah State Board of Education has until the 2028-29 school year to decide.
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The bill’s sponsor, Rep. Tiara Auxier, R-Morgan, said it gives the state the power to create its own civics education rooted in Utah values.

“If we want control on what our students are being able to learn and being taught, we want to not have to be getting our textbooks from California,” Auxier said at a March 5 House hearing on the bill.