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This bill introduces the "Missouri Religious Liberty in Schools Awareness Act", which requires public schools to post a prominent statement outlining students' and employees' constitutional rights to religious expression under the First Amendment. For students, these rights include expressing religious beliefs during free time, praying or reading religious texts, discussing religious perspectives in class assignments, and forming or participating in religious groups, as long as these activities do not disrupt the school's educational mission. For employees, the rights include respectfully discussing personal faith with colleagues, discussing religion's influence on history and culture, receiving religious belief accommodations, sponsoring student religious clubs (if secular clubs are also permitted), and being protected from religious discrimination. The bill mandates that this statement be posted in a visible location in school buildings where academic instruction regularly occurs, and it is to be displayed similarly to other legally required information. The bill aims to ensure that students and staff are aware of their constitutional protections for religious expression in public school settings, while maintaining the school's primary educational objectives.

https://house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HB2121&year=2026&code=R