The judge said the displays would violate parents' rights and are "likely to send an exclusionary and spiritually burdensome message" to students.

The state law had said public schools would have to display the Ten Commandments in a “conspicuous” location in every classroom in Texas by Sept. 1.

A federal judge has ruled that several Texas school districts do not need to comply with a state law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in all classrooms.