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Stamford ISD board votes not to establish daily prayer period
Summary
At its March 23 meeting the Stamford ISD board voted 6–0 (one absence) to decline creating a period of daily prayer time or mandated readings of religious texts in district schools. The motion was made by Curtis Birdsong and seconded by Gwen Baker.
The Stamford ISD board considered a resolution regarding a daily period for prayer or reading religious texts and voted to decline establishing such a period.
"I make the motion to not create a period of daily prayer time and reading of the Bible or other religious texts," Board member Curtis Birdsong said; the motion was seconded by Board member Gwen Baker and passed on a roll call vote (Yea: 6, Nay: 0, Absent: 1).
The board’s action means the district will not implement a daily, board-mandated prayer or reading time. The transcript records no public comment on the item and does not include further detail about alternative accommodations or related policy language.
