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Lake Dallas ISD board affirms students' voluntary right to pray, opposes state-organized prayer policy
Summary
Trustees adopted a resolution citing Texas Education Code §§ 25.901 and 25.082(d) that affirms students' right to individually and voluntarily pray and states the board opposes adopting a state-organized prayer policy as contemplated by S.B. 11 (Texas Education Code § 25.0823). Motion passed 5–0.
The Lake Dallas ISD Board of Trustees voted Feb. 16 to adopt a resolution affirming students' existing statutory right to individually and voluntarily pray or reflect at school and to maintain a period of silence that allows personal reflection. The resolution cites Texas Education Code § 25.901 and § 25.082(d) and states the board's opposition to a state-organized prayer policy as contemplated by S.B. 11, codified at Texas Education Code § 25.0823.
Trustee Aaron Appleby read a board statement emphasizing the district's preference for voluntary, student-led prayer and parental oversight of religious instruction, noting the board's belief that SB 11 could reduce parental ability to guide a child's religious practices during the school day. The motion to approve the resolution was moved by Aaron Appleby, seconded by Scott Baird, and passed 5–0.
