Administration recommends Jasper ISD decline daily prayer period required under SB 11; keep student-led programs
Packet advises the board to decline establishing the daily voluntary prayer and reading period required by Senate Bill 11 and to continue existing student-led faith groups and events instead.
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The district’s agenda background on Senate Bill 11 (effective Sept. 1, 2025) explains that the law requires boards to vote by March 1 on whether to adopt a dedicated, voluntary daily period for prayer and reading of religious texts with explicit parent/employee consent and segregation of nonparticipants. The administration recommends Jasper ISD continue with current student-led programming instead of establishing the new daily period.
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