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Pearland ISD board reviews several newly passed public-education bills; staff to map local policy changes
Summary
Trustees reviewed multiple education bills from the 80th Texas Legislature on June 10'including SB10 (Ten Commandments in classrooms), SB11 (recorded vote on prayer/reading policies), SB12 (parental-rights and DEI-related restrictions), and SB13 (new library material review procedures)'and asked staff to draft policy changes and public communications.
Pearland Independent School District trustees reviewed several bills passed in the 80th Texas Legislature during a June 10 discussion of public-education legislation, and asked district staff to prepare policy updates and communications for families.
Superintendent Dr. John Berger summarized the bills and their local implications. On Senate Bill 10 he said the statute "requires public schools to display a durable poster or a framed copy of the 10 commandments in each classroom," adding the posters must be donated but school boards may choose to purchase if they wish. On Senate Bill 11, Berger said the law "requires school boards to take a recorded vote on a resolution adopting a policy requiring every campus to…
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