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Canutillo ISD board votes not to adopt local policy to implement Texas' SB 11 after student opposition
Summary
After testimony from several students who urged the district not to implement Senate Bill 11 locally, the Canutillo ISD Board of Trustees voted Feb. 24 to decline adopting a policy that would establish a daily, school‑led period for voluntary prayer or religious reading. The board cited concerns about instructional time, peer pressure and constitutional guardrails.
The Canutillo Independent School District Board of Trustees voted Feb. 24 not to adopt a policy to implement Senate Bill 11, the 1989 Texas statute that asks districts to consider creating a daily period during the school day for voluntary prayer or reading of religious text.
The motion — made by Trustee Borrego and seconded by Trustee Rodriguez — followed public comment from high‑school students who urged the board to reject local implementation. "This bill may sound harmless, but this is exactly what can happen if you vote yes for SB 11," said Jacob Lozano, a senior at Northwest Early College High School, adding…
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