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Board votes 4–1 to advertise state-required policy on religious expression in schools
Summary
The Volusia County School Board voted 4–1 to authorize advertisement of School Board Policy 5.28, a model policy on limited public forum and voluntary religious expression required by Florida statute.
The Volusia County School Board voted 4–1 to grant authority to advertise proposed School Board Policy 5.28, titled “Policy on religious expression in public schools,” after school legal counsel and the superintendent said the action is required by state law.
The vote: The board moved to advertise the policy (Item 17.01); the motion was made by Jessie Thompson, seconded by Christa Goodrich, and passed with four votes in favor and one opposed (tally recorded as 4–1 in the meeting transcript). The dissenting vote was not recorded by name in the public transcript.
Why it matters: School Board Attorney Gilbert Evans told the board the…
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