Indiana House Speaker Bosma: Bill would give schools guidance on student prayer rights

INDIANAPOLIS — Allowing class time for prayer in schools might not be a critical issue facing Indiana legislators, but a bill in the General Assembly might help school administrators better understand how to handle student expressions of faith, House Speaker Brian Bosma said.

“Is it absolutely needed? Perhaps not,” Bosma said Thursday. “Does it give needed guidance? Yes, I believe it does.”

House Bill 1024 would reaffirm a student’s right to express a religious viewpoint by instructing schools to adopt a policy that allows prayer during class time.

The bill passed the House and faces a public hearing this week in the Senate Education and Career Development Committee.

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