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Boerne ISD board directs staff to draft policy under Texas’ SB 11 on voluntary prayer and religious reading
Summary
After a legal briefing and extensive discussion about operational and inclusion concerns, the Boerne ISD Board voted to ask administration to develop a policy under Texas Education Code §25.0823 (Senate Bill 11) establishing an optional period for student prayer and reading of religious texts outside instructional time.
The Boerne Independent School District Board of Trustees voted Feb. 23 to direct staff to draft a policy under Texas Education Code §25.0823, part of Senate Bill 11, that would create a voluntary daily period for student prayer and reading of religious texts outside instructional time.
Legal counsel Dr. O'Hare told trustees the law requires a recorded board vote by March 1 on whether to adopt such a resolution and summarized legal limits: students have the right to private, voluntary religious expression but the law would add operational requirements, including…
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