Florida Takes a Step Toward Opening Public Schools to Chaplains

‘We are empowering the school districts to make decisions in the best interest of the children in their community,” says a state senator.

Instructor Blanca Claudio teaches a history lesson in Spanish in a dual language academy class at Franklin High School in Los Angeles on May 25, 2017. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images

Spiritual guidance could soon become an option for more of Florida’s students as state legislation to approve chaplains in public schools moves one step closer to a vote.

And with the favorable passing on Feb. 20 of Senate Bill 1044 in the Appropriations Committee on Education, the Sunshine State takes a step toward opening its public schools to chaplains, following other conservative states such as Texas.