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Parents, teachers urge Alamo Heights trustees to reject or narrow SB 11/SB 12 implementations
Summary
Multiple parents and community members urged the Alamo Heights Board of Trustees to reject or narrowly interpret Texas Senate Bill 11 and SB 12, saying the measures introduce administrative burdens, risk viewpoint discrimination, and limit students'access to authors and books; speakers asked the board to adopt clearer local policy instead of broad prohibitions.
Several parents and local advocates told the Alamo Heights Board of Trustees on Feb. 18 that recent state laws involving school prayer and restrictions on certain classroom content should not be implemented in ways that add administrative burdens or curtail students'access to literature.
Dan Sendoff, a parent of a current and future Alamo Heights student, asked the board to vote to reject Senate Bill 11, which he said "creates a new government organized religious structure in our schools" and would require tracking consents, scheduling prayer periods and supervising students, all of which would "sacrifice classroom time" and risk legal exposure for…
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