Hudson ISD board votes not to move forward on resolution enabling daily prayer policy

Hudson ISD's Board of Trustees voted unanimously Feb. 19 to take no action on a proposal that would have authorized districts to create a policy requiring each campus to provide students and employees an opportunity for a period of prayer and reading of the Bible or another religious text on every school day.

Trustees discussed the item during the regular meeting after a public comment sign-up referencing Senate Bill 11. The motion "that the Hudson ISD Board of Trustees take no action to adopt a resolution permitting creation of a policy requiring every campus of the district or school to provide students and employees with an opportunity to participate in a period of prayer and reading of the Bible or other religious text on each school day" carried 6–0, with Katie Baker, Ashlyn Cole, Reagan McClenny, Shawn Penn, Aimee Slusher and Chris Smith recorded as voting in favor.

Board President Katie Baker opened the meeting and later moved the board through the agenda item. The transcript records that Aaron Wilson, identified as a Kelty's Baptist pastor, had signed up to speak on SB 11 during the public comment period, though the meeting minutes do not include his spoken remarks.

The board's action on the item was procedural: trustees voted to take no action to adopt the resolution rather than adopting a policy. The transcript does not record further detail about whether district staff will return with alternative language, a public hearing, or additional analysis. No formal changes to district policy were adopted at the meeting.