Unconstitutional Bible classes have been popping up in public schools all over America in recent years — and most of them go unchallenged.

But that may be about to change.

On March 5, a West Texas School district agreed to stop teaching a Bible elective that critics charge is devotional, not academic.

According to the terms of the settlement, the Ector County Independent School District (where Odessa is located) will appoint a committee of educators to create a new Bible elective that conforms to constitutional and academic standards for teaching about the Bible in public schools.

Whether or not Ector County is up to this challenge remains to be seen. If the school board members can’t have a Bible course that reflects their religious faith, then they may decide not to have one at all. Given their apparent disdain for the First Amendment, that might be the best end to this story.