DeSantis signs bill requiring students to 'reflect' and 'pray as they see fit' before class
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed a bill requiring public school students "to reflect and to be able to pray as they see fit" for one or two minutes each day during first period.
"It’s something that’s important to be able to provide each student the ability, every day, to be able to reflect and to be able to pray as they see fit," DeSantis said during a Monday press conference. "The idea that you can just push God out of every institution, and be successful — I'm sorry, our founding fathers did not believe that." Florida is also one of 15 other states that encourage public school students to participate in a moment of silence, a legislative analyst told The Associated Press. Democratic State Sen. Jason Pizzo supported HB 529, saying the students won't be required to pray during those moments set aside by schools.More Related News