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Cameron ISD trustees decline proposed campus prayer resolution
Summary
Trustees voted 5-1 to decline adopting a resolution that would require campuses to provide a period for prayer or reading of religious texts under Education Code §25.0823; Trustee James Burks voted against declining the resolution.
The Cameron ISD Board discussed a proposed resolution to require each campus to provide a period of prayer and reading of the Bible or other religious texts as provided by Section 25.0823 of the Texas Education Code. On a motion by Trustee John Anderle, seconded by Trustee Isaiah Logan, the board voted to decline adopting the resolution (vote 5-1; Trustee James Burks voted No; Roy Martinez absent).
The minutes identify the statutory source for the proposal as Section 25.0823, Education Code, but do not record specific language of the proposed local resolution or the rationale offered by trustees or members of the public. The transcript records the board's decision to decline adoption; it does not show follow-up steps or whether revised language will be brought back for consideration.
