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Houston ISD board members strike down decision to hire chaplains to support area schools
Read full article: Houston ISD board members strike down decision to hire chaplains to support area schoolsA controversial decision to allow chaplains to be hired or volunteer, providing services, support and programs for students in schools was struck down by Houston ISD Thursday evening.
Texas’ debate over school chaplains escalates school board culture wars
Read full article: Texas’ debate over school chaplains escalates school board culture warsA new law lets schools use safety funds to pay for unlicensed chaplains working in mental health roles. Supporters say it helps address student mental health while critics blast it as a Christian nationalist attempt to convert children to a specific form of faith.
Unlicensed religious chaplains may counsel students in Texas’ public schools after lawmakers OK proposal
Read full article: Unlicensed religious chaplains may counsel students in Texas’ public schools after lawmakers OK proposalOpponents fear the bill is a “Trojan horse” for evangelizing kids and will worsen the state’s mental health crisis through disproven counseling approaches.
Chaplains could work in Texas public schools if bill becomes law
Read full article: Chaplains could work in Texas public schools if bill becomes lawSenate Bill 763, authored by Galveston area State Senator Mayes Middleton, would allow school districts to hire or accept chaplain volunteers to “provide support, services, and programs for students as assigned by the board of trustees of the district.”
Key supporter of Texas school chaplain bill has pushed for evangelism in schools
Read full article: Key supporter of Texas school chaplain bill has pushed for evangelism in schoolsRocky Malloy, a self-described former drug-smuggling pirate saved by divine intervention, has led a group that promotes chaplains as a tool to proselytize to schoolchildren.