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Ector ISD board declines SB11 'period of prayer' resolution; one trustee records conflict abstention
Summary
Trustees voted Feb. 23 to decline a resolution that would require a period of prayer and reading of religious texts on campuses under Education Code 25.0823. Vote: 5 yeas, 0 nays, 1 abstention (Shane Ball), 1 absent.
The Ector ISD Board of Trustees voted to decline adoption of a proposed SB11-period-of-prayer resolution. April Hill moved to decline the resolution and Cody Vest seconded; the board recorded five yeas, zero nays, one abstention (Shane Ball noted 'Abstain (With Conflict)') and one absence. The draft resolution’s text references Education Code 25.0823 and the board’s formal action records a declined adoption.
The board’s official resolution language (included in meeting documents) states the district will decline a policy requiring every campus to provide a period of prayer and reading of the Bible or other religious text as described in the Education Code. The motion was procedural and did not result in further implementation steps; the item is recorded as a formal board decision.
