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This bill enacts the "Missouri Religious Liberty in Schools Awareness Act", which requires public schools to post a prominent statement outlining religious liberty protections for students and employees. The statement would inform students that they have First Amendment rights to express religious beliefs, pray, read religious texts during free time, discuss religion in class assignments, and form religious clubs, as long as these activities do not disrupt the educational mission. For employees, the statement would clarify their rights to discuss faith with colleagues, discuss religion's influence on history, receive religious accommodations, sponsor religious student clubs, and be free from religious discrimination. The bill mandates that this statement be posted in a location similar to other legally required information in each school building where academic instruction regularly occurs. The provisions are intended to be consistent with existing state laws protecting religious freedom in educational settings, aiming to ensure that students and staff understand their constitutional rights to religious expression in public schools without fear of government coercion.

Education, Government Affairs

https://house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HB1262&year=2025&code=R