Galveston ISD becomes latest local school district to reject daily prayer periods, Bible readings

Magnolia ISD approves daily prayer period under new Texas law, experts expect more rejections

A deadline looms for Texas school districts to decide whether to allow a prayer period at school under the new Senate Bill 11.

Galveston ISD becomes latest local school district to reject daily prayer periods, Bible readings

Houston ISD and several other area districts have voted against adopting designated prayer sessions, which are optional for students and staff under Senate Bill 11, while Magnolia ISD has approved them. All Texas districts face a March 1 deadline to make a decision about whether or not to implement them.

Texas Republicans Want Prayer in Schools. Dallas Districts Are Saying No

Districts will have to decide whether to adopt a period for prayer or religious studies by March 1. So far, most seem uninterested.

5 Tarrant County districts reject daily prayer period in public schools under Texas law

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Houston-Area School Districts Split Over New Texas Law Allowing Daily Prayer Periods » ¡Que Onda Magazine!

School districts in the Houston area are taking different approaches to a new Texas law that requires boards to decide whether to create a daily period for voluntary prayer or religious reading on campus. The debate centers on Senate Bill 11, which amended the Texas Education Code to require every public school board in the […] La entrada Houston-Area School Districts Split Over New Texas Law Allowing Daily Prayer Periods se publicó primero en ¡…