A federal judge on Wednesday ruled to temporarily block a new law that would require Texas public schools to post the Ten Commandments in classrooms.

The decision comes just days before the law was supposed to take effect on Sept. 1.

Families had filed a lawsuit against 11 school districts, including Alamo Heights, North East, Northside and Lackland Independent School Districts in the San Antonio area.

The injunction impacts an estimated 5.5 million students, as it only applies to the school districts directly listed in the lawsuit.

Texas Attorney Ken Paxton released a statement on the ruling, saying that the state would appeal the court’s decision.

KSAT’s Stephanie Serna sat down with parents to hear their reactions to the ruling.

Edith Tyler, a San Antonio resident, said that the T

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