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Public commenter urges no vote on state prayer mandate; Bridge City ISD trustees decline resolution
Summary
A public speaker urged the board to reject a proposed resolution tied to SB 11 that would have required campuses to provide a daily opportunity for prayer and reading of religious texts. Trustees voted unanimously to not adopt the resolution.
Scot Shaffer addressed the Bridge City ISD Board of Trustees during public comment to discuss Senate Bill 11 and a possible district resolution. Shaffer said he supports students’ ability to pray at school but opposed a state mandate requiring every campus to provide a daily opportunity for prayer and reading of religious texts; he urged the board to vote no on the proposed resolution.
Following public comment, Trustee Thad Hill moved that the board not adopt the resolution permitting creation of a policy requiring daily prayer and reading of religious texts on each school day. The motion was seconded by Trustee Jerry Mclnnis and passed unanimously, with all trustees recorded as voting in favor of not adopting the resolution.
The board’s action means it declined to create the policy the resolution would have authorized; no further action on the resolution was recorded in the public minutes.
