On July 21, 1925, the historic Scopes Monkey trial ended with a guilty verdict, condemning public school teacher Scopes for teaching evolution. Although his fine was overturned, the Tennessee Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the ban on teaching evolution (Encyclopedia Britannica). And on April 6, 2018, Tennessee House Bill 2368 became law, requiring “In God We Trust” to be displayed in “prominent locations” in every public school in the state.