Open letter, addressed to Texas school board members, takes issue with new state law that would allow school districts to replace counselors with unlicensed chaplains.
A new state law goes into effect this Friday that would allow school districts to replace counselors with chaplains.
The state senator from the Galveston area who authored the bill posted online, shortly after it passed back in the spring, that it “will allow the important role chaplains serve for pastoral care and representing God’s presence within our public schools.” The law does not require school districts to employ chaplains; instead, it requires that school boards take a vote before March 1, 2024, on whether they will adopt a chaplain program to “provide support, services, and programs for students.”Last week, over 100 Texas chaplains issued an“It is harmful to our public schools and the students and families they serve,” the letter reads.
Among the many points of contention that the clergy raises – there is no requirement in the new law that specifies the qualifications or standards for someone to serve as a chaplain for a school district.
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