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Public asks whether postgame prayer drew discipline; board says no action taken
Summary
A resident raised a question at the Sept. 22 Conewago Valley athletics subcommittee meeting about a photo showing opposing teams kneeling in prayer after a football game; the board indicated there were no repercussions for the students.
During public comment at the Conewago Valley School District Athletics Subcommittee meeting on Sept. 22, April Swope of Oxford Township asked whether any discipline or corrective action followed a social‑media photo showing players from Conewago Valley and Southwest kneeling together in prayer after a football game.
Swope told the subcommittee she had seen a photograph of both teams kneeling and said she “only saw positive support for their devotion.” She asked whether the school had taken any repercussions or corrective action and whether the district would support similar voluntary prayer in future school events.
A meeting official answered from the dais that no repercussions had been taken following the incident. The official confirmed there was no disciplinary action recorded related to the photo during the meeting’s public‑comment response.
Swope also referenced recent state debate elsewhere, noting that on Sept. 1, 2025 a Texas law (she identified it as Senate Bill 11) was described in national discussion as allowing certain voluntary prayer policies in Texas schools; she said she was raising the topic to highlight broader public interest in school prayer policies.
The meeting record shows only the question and the subcommittee response that no discipline was imposed; the subcommittee did not take action or vote on any policy change regarding student expression or prayer at school events during the session.
