Florida Schools Ordered By Law To Display ‘In God We Trust’ Signs (Source Huffington Post) Children heading back to school in Florida this month will have a new message waiting for them as required by law: “In God We Trust.” An education bill signed into law by Gov. Rick Scott (R) in March includes a mandate that all public schools in the Sunshine State must now display those four words in each building that’s used by the district school board.

Statue Title XLVIII Chapter 1003 was approved by the state House in February by a 97 to 10 vote, after being sponsored by Rep. Kimberly Daniels, a Democrat from Jacksonville who runs a Christian ministry. Daniels cited the then-recent shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, for displaying the religious text, stating God is the “light” and “our schools need light in them like never before.” “In God We Trust,” became the official state motto in 2006.