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Marion ISD board declines SB 11 designated-time resolution, affirms voluntary prayer rights
Summary
Trustees voted to decline adopting the SB 11 designated-time resolution and instead approved a resolution affirming staff and students' constitutional and legal right to choose to pray in school; vote 6-0 and resolution attached to the minutes.
The Marion ISD Board of Trustees on Feb. 25 voted to decline a resolution described by section 25.08239(a-1) of the Texas Education Code and instead adopted a Resolution Affirming Staff and Students Constitutional and Legal Right to Choose to Pray in School.
Trustee Caleb Rackley moved for the alternative resolution and Trustee Ryan Schwab seconded. The Board approved the motion 6-0 and attached the adopted resolution to the minutes. The motion and vote reflect the Board's chosen approach to address statutory language on designated time for prayer while asserting voluntary prayer rights for staff and students.
The minutes reference the specific statutory section by number (25.08239(a-1) Texas Education Code) as the resolution the Board declined to adopt; the substitute resolution affirms constitutional protections and individual choice regarding prayer in school settings.
