A Florida bill proposing the option for school districts to bring chaplains into schools is moving through the House and Senate, aimed at addressing the shortage of mental health counselors. Supporters say it would help, but some Senators disagree. The ACLU argues that allowing chaplains in schools is unconstitutional and violates students' rights to religious freedom. In Texas, where schools must vote on chaplain programs, Corpus Christi ISD has voted no, and the Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Board of Trustees last night REJECTED a policy under SB 763 that would allow unqualified chaplains to act as mental health personnel in public schools. Cy-Fair ISD opted to affirm its volunteer policy instead.
Cy-Fair ISD board skirts vote on hiring school chaplains by affirming volunteer policy https://t.co/SGKr9UsoWa
📢 The Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Board of Trustees last night REJECTED to create a new policy under SB 763 allowing unqualified chaplains to be employed or accepted as volunteers to act as “mental health personnel and support” in the district’s public schools. https://t.co/Yodj68Ybx6
Texas requires schools to vote on chaplain programs — Corpus Christi ISD votes no https://t.co/Z1Ue19FZfa
Allowing chaplains in school is unconstitutional and violates students’ right to religious freedom. https://t.co/MlMn2iRHtj
A Florida bill is moving through the House and Senate that would give school districts the option to bring chaplains into schools. Supporters say it would help address the shortage of mental health counselors in schools. But, some Senators disagree: https://t.co/kfa5uAjqMd