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Board votes not to approve Senate Bill 11 on daily prayer time

MEMPHIS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES · April 2, 2026

Summary

Memphis ISD trustees voted 6-0 to not approve Senate Bill 11 as presented to the district; the action records the board's formal disapproval during the Feb. 19 meeting.

Sarah Cook presented Senate Bill 11, a measure concerning daily prayer time. After discussion recorded in the meeting, Josh Brooks moved that the board not approve SB 11 as presented; Joey Salinas seconded and the motion passed 6-0.

The board recorded its disapproval by formal motion but did not adopt language that would, for example, implement prayer policy in district schools; the action on the record is limited to the board’s vote not to approve the bill as presented to the district during this meeting.

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