Schools Can Set Aside Prayer Time Under a New Texas Law. Few Have Opted In

Schools can set aside prayer time under a new Texas law. Few have opted in

One of the key lawmakers who guided the bill through the Legislature has identified only 15 school districts that have opted into the prayer period.

Most Texas School Districts Decline Daily Prayer Period

AUSTIN, Texas — Most Texas school districts have declined to establish a daily prayer period after lawmakers required boards to formally consider the option under Senate Bill 11. School boards were required to vote by March 1 on whether to create a voluntary devotional time during noninstructional hours. Only about 15 districts have opted in so far, despite roughly 1,200 districts and charters statewide. Rep. David Spiller, R-Jacksboro, who spon…

School districts can set aside prayer time under a new Texas law. Few have done so.

School boards had until March 1 to decide whether to establish a daily period for students and staff to pray or read religious texts.