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Parent urges Crowley ISD board to reject SB 11 during open forum
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At the district's open forum, parent Carissa Robinson urged the Crowley ISD Board of Trustees to vote against SB 11, saying the law would 'be a source of exclusion and division' and asking trustees to consider local practice and student belonging.
Carissa Robinson, a parent of a ninth grader in Crowley ISD, used the meeting's open forum to urge the school board to oppose Senate Bill 11. "I am asking the board to vote no on s b 11," she told trustees, saying the measure "would be a source of exclusion and division among students for whom belonging is both a need and a constant struggle."
Robinson said the bill would require signed consent forms for students to participate in a daily prayer time and argued that would visibly sort students "according to their choice to participate or not." She added, "No child should be forced to choose between their faith and fitting in at school." Robinson also noted that other nearby districts have opposed similar measures, saying trustees would "be in good company with Fort Worth, Grand Prairie, Irving, Irving, and Cleburne ISD among others."
The remarks came during the meeting's designated public-comment period; trustees did not take immediate action on the matter at the meeting. The board's agenda continued with recognitions and presentations on district programs and finances.
