Even though the majority of Texas school districts have opted out of a state law allowing them to set up voluntary prayer periods during the school day, Boerne ISD is all in.
The school board of the north-of-San Antonio suburb passed a resolution late last month along a 6-1 vote to designate a class period for voluntary prayer and religious reading for students and employees, My SA reports. The district is reportedly awaiting guidance from the state before implementing the plan.
Notably, Boerne ISD hasn’t announced the change via recent press releases or on its social media accounts.
After Gov. Greg Abbott last year signed Senate Bill 11, which allows schools to implement a designated prayer period, only 15 districts statewide have opted in, the Associated Press reports.
SB 11 was among a slate of GOP-bills in the previous legislative session meant to promote a conservative brand of Christianity and test the legal limits of separation of church and state.
One of the others required public schools to prominently display the Ten Commandments in every classroom. However, a federal judge has temporarily blocked its enforcement in certain districts due to ongoing legal challenges from San Antonio families and the ACLU.
Other bills approved last session allow unlicensed chaplains to offer counseling services to students and also approved an optional Bible-infused curriculum to schools throughout the state.
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