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Bonham ISD board declines to adopt separate Senate Bill 11 prayer policy, votes 6–0
Summary
The board adopted a resolution declining to adopt a separate Senate Bill 11 policy, finding existing law and district policy sufficient and directing the superintendent to document the decision; the resolution passed 6–0.
The board read a resolution addressing Senate Bill 11 and moved to decline adoption of a separate SB11 policy, concluding that existing law and current district policy already allow voluntary student religious expression. The resolution states the board's findings and directs the superintendent to report and document the decision.
During discussion a trustee read the resolution and recorded the motion; the chair called for votes and the board recorded the resolution as passed 6–0. The resolution language included references to the Texas Education Code and to district policy reasoning that an additional SB11 policy is unnecessary.
