Grapevine-Colleyville school board trustees voted unanimously Monday night to reject Senate Bill 11, which requires districts to vote before March 1 on whether to provide a period of time for prayer and reading of religious texts during the school day.
The bill would require parents who want their kids to participate to waive their right to sue the school district for violation of the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, which blocks the government from establishing a religion.
The board members said they voted against the prayer period because of the amount of work it would create for the schools when students are already able to pray at their own discretion on campuses…