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Karnack ISD board declines to adopt policy on period of prayer or religious reading under SB11
Summary
The board approved a resolution declining to adopt a policy that would create a period of prayer or reading of religious text during the school day, a measure tied to Senate Bill 11.
Trustees considered a resolution tied to Senate Bill 11 about a period of prayer and reading of religious text during the school day and approved a motion to decline adopting such a policy.
The motion was made by Trustee Robert Broadnax and seconded by Trustee Lacy Warren; the minutes record a unanimous vote in favor (7'0'00). The board's recorded action was to decline adoption of a policy "relating to a period of prayer and reading of the Bible or other religious text." The minutes do not include additional debate or individual explanatory remarks.
The decision means Karnack ISD will not, at this time, adopt a board policy authorizing a dedicated period for prayer or reading of religious texts during the school day; any future reconsideration would need to appear on a future agenda.
