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    Florida schools can use religious chaplains for counseling. Will they?

    By Jeffrey S. Solochek,

    18 days ago
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    Gov. Ron DeSantis holds up two house bills, HB 931 and HB 1317, after signing them during a news conference at Tohopekaliga High School in Kissimmee on April 18. One allows representatives of patriotic organizations to speak with students and another allows volunteer chaplains and religious leaders in schools as resources for students. [ RICH POPE | Orlando Sentinel ]

    In April, Gov. Ron DeSantis gave Florida’s public schools permission to bring volunteer religious chaplains on campus to counsel students whose parents have said it’s OK.

    As the law took effect Monday, many district officials said they have no plans to implement it.

    That’s similar to what happened in Texas, where the state’s largest districts rejected that state’s 2023 school chaplain legislation, according to the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty.

    One of the biggest concerns in Florida has centered on who might show up seeking to be chaplains.

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