{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-170.340","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 170.340","heading":"Books of religious nature may be used, when.","body":"Books of a religious nature may be used in the classroom as part of instruction in elective courses in literature and history, as long as such books are not used in a manner so as to violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.","path":["Title XI - EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES","Chapter 170 - Instruction — Materials and Subjects"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=170.340","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:25Z","sha256":"aacf9c6776ddb25b55ed7661535f96e7f5ee04ca1cbed917333813693bd277d6","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-170.315","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-170.341"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}