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Keller ISD previews local policy language to implement Senate Bill 11; trustees ask for details on logistics and staff protections

Keller Independent School District Board of Trustees · October 24, 2025
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Summary

Administration and TASB presented draft language to implement SB11 in local policy (DGA/FNA). Trustees requested clarifications — especially on logistics for designated prayer time, opt‑in/opt‑out protections for employees, hallway prayer, and required administrative regulations — and asked staff to gather feedback and return a final draft next month.

Keller ISD administrators presented a TASB‑recommended draft to incorporate the new statutory requirements of Senate Bill 11 into local policy at the board’s Oct. 23 meeting. TASB advised folding the SB11 verbiage into existing policies (DGA for employees and FNA for students) rather than creating an entirely separate policy. The purpose of the draft is to authorize a designated time and process for employee‑led religious instruction or prayer consistent with statutory language, while attempting to limit district liability.

Trustees and staff discussed several open questions that trustees asked to be resolved before formal adoption: whether the policy might inadvertently limit student‑initiated prayer in hallways (administration emphasized the draft does not prohibit student prayer outside designated times), how employees who object to having their classroom used for a designated religious period would be protected, and how consent, supervision and visitor attendance (parents/pastors) would be handled. Trustees asked administration to develop implementing administrative regulations that specify logistics, opt‑out language for staff and clear operational steps for campus principals to follow.

Administration said the draft reflects a strict textual interpretation of SB11 and that it will return a revised policy incorporating trustee input at the November meeting. Administration also said it will circulate TASB’s sample verbiage and collect feedback from principals and staff to inform the regulatory details.

What’s next: Trustees asked staff to gather stakeholder feedback, draft administrative regulations that address the 'what if' scenarios raised during public comment and the board discussion, and present final policy language at the next regular meeting.