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Katy ISD board authorizes administration to accept donated '10 Commandments' posters amid legal uncertainty
Summary
After extended public comment both for and against, the Katy ISD Board of Trustees voted unanimously to allow the superintendent to accept donated posters that comply with Senate Bill 10; the action follows a wave of public testimony and comes while related court challenges remain pending.
The Katy Independent School District Board of Trustees voted 6-0 Monday to allow district administrators to accept donated posters that comply with Senate Bill 10 and store them at the district’s Education Support Center for later placement. The motion — approved after an extended public-comment period and legal briefing — authorizes the superintendent to accept donations without requiring each individual donation to return to the board for approval.
The vote followed more than two hours of public comment in which parents, teachers and residents offered conflicting views about whether posting the Ten Commandments in classrooms would violate the Constitution or strengthen character education. Many speakers urged the board to delay or reject the posters while litigation over Senate…
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