Bible in the Schools is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, that promotes biblical literacy in Hamilton County.
Bible courses are a free gift from the community to participating public schools in Hamilton County, serving students in grades 6-12.
All courses are taught in compliance with the Tennessee State Board of Education Bible Standards.
In 1922, J. P. McCallie, a co-founder of The McCallie School and chair of the Religious Work Committee of the Chattanooga YMCA, approached the Chattanooga City Commission to provide Bible courses adapted to the various ages from 4th grade through high school, taught by teachers selected and paid by the Bible Study Committee, and that were subject to the principals and the Board of Education in scholarship and discipline.
These courses, offered as electives, allow students to study the Bible from a literary and historical perspective.