Boerne ISD board directs staff to draft policy under Texas’ SB 11 on voluntary prayer and religious reading After a legal briefing and extensive discussion about operational and inclusion concerns, the Boerne ISD Board voted to ask administration to develop a policy under Texas Education Code §25.0823 (Senate Bill 11) establishing an optional period for student prayer and reading of religious texts outside instructional time.

The Boerne ISD Board has taken a significant step towards implementing a voluntary prayer period for students, sparking debate over inclusivity and operational challenges.

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Frederick County panel advances new religious-expression policy, flags staff-participation language for legal review The policy committee advanced proposed edits to Policy 4-27 to clarify student religious expression, guest-speaker rules and distribution of religious texts; board members asked staff to clarify or remove wording that could permit school employees to 'participate' in student religious activities on school grounds if that conflicts with court precedent.

Frederick County's school board is reshaping its religious-expression policy, but crucial concerns about staff involvement in student-led prayer are raising eyebrows.

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