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MWISD board votes against adopting designated daily prayer and Bible reading policy
Summary
The Mineral Wells ISD Board voted 5-0 to oppose adopting a policy establishing a designated daily period for prayer and Bible reading; the superintendent said accommodations remain available on request.
The Mineral Wells Independent School District Board of Trustees voted 5-0 on Sept. 8 to oppose adoption of a policy that would establish a designated daily period of prayer and Bible reading in district schools. Board member Brandon Hons moved the action; Maria Jones seconded the motion, which passed with two trustees absent.
Superintendent David Tarver noted that accommodations related to religious expression "are always available upon request," language recorded in the minutes after the motion to reject the proposed policy. The board's action was procedural: it voted against placing a formal, districtwide daily period of prayer and Bible reading into policy rather than adopting a new accommodation regime.
The vote was recorded in the minutes with the following roll call: Sunny Lee — Yes; Lauretta Poole — Absent; Donna Henderson — Yes; Scott Aaron — Absent; Brandon Hons — Yes; Joe Ruelas — Yes; Maria Jones — Yes. The minutes do not record any formal public testimony on the proposal and show no further deliberation or amendment to the motion.
