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Tatum ISD trustees unanimously decline to adopt a Senate Bill 11 prayer/reading policy
Summary
Superintendent Richardson recommended against adopting a policy under Senate Bill 11; the board voted 6-0 by recorded roll call to take no action on establishing designated daily prayer/reading time in schools.
Dr. J.P. Richardson briefed the Tatum ISD Board of Trustees on Senate Bill 11 during the Feb. 9 meeting and recommended the district not establish the policy that would designate time each school day for students and employees to pray and read religious texts.
President Everigester Adams, Jr. called for and recorded a roll-call vote after board discussion; the minutes show the board voted 6‑0 (Mrs. Kip Smith Amick: no; Mr. Curt Smith: no; Mr. Stephen Skinner: no; Mrs. Erika Smith: no; Mr. Matt Crawford: no; Mr. Everigester Adams, Jr.: no) to take no action on adopting the policy. The minutes note Mr. Dennis Williams was absent.
