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Burleson ISD trustees decline model prayer resolution, approve TASB policy update
Summary
Burleson ISD’s board voted to decline adopting a model resolution required by Texas Education Code §25.0823 after members raised logistical concerns about separating students by parental consent; the board also approved TASB Update 1-26 and a resolution to pay staff during a weather-related district closure.
The Burleson Independent School District Board of Trustees voted Feb. 9 to decline adoption of the model resolution tied to Texas Education Code §25.0823 after trustees raised logistical and parental-rights concerns during discussion.
Tom Dyer, introducing the topic, said the new law would require districts to adopt a model resolution and companion policy establishing a designated period for prayer or reading of religious texts. "This is about creating a period of prayer or reading of religious texts," Dyer said, adding that the board already permits student prayer under the First…
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