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Residents urge school board not to adopt invocation policy, call for moment of silence instead
Summary
Two public commenters told the Brevard school board they oppose a proposed invocation policy for board meetings and urged the district to keep meetings neutral — suggesting a moment of silence as an inclusive alternative; one commenter also raised concerns about personnel and student privacy rules.
Two members of the public used the meeting’s agenda‑item public comment period to oppose a proposed invocation policy and to raise other concerns.
Keith Becker urged the board to reconsider instituting an invocation policy at school board meetings, saying such a policy would “directly infuse and entangle religion with government.” Becker argued that public…
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