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CFB ISD board votes to deny formal prayer period required by Senate Bill 11
Summary
After a debate about administrative burden and existing accommodations for voluntary prayer, the Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD board voted 6-1 to adopt a resolution denying implementation of a consent-based prayer and religious-reading period under Senate Bill 11.
The Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District board on Feb. 5 voted 6-1 to adopt a resolution denying implementation of the Senate Bill 11 option that would establish a monitored period for prayer and religious readings during the school day.
Trustee Paul Gilmore moved the motion to "adopt a resolution denying a period of prayer and reading of religious text during the school day pursuant to Senate Bill 11," and Eliana Garza Rojas seconded. The motion passed by a vote…
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