We need your help to stop a bill that would unleash church representatives into public schools!
A public school chaplain bill has cleared its final hurdle in the Arizona legislature. Now, Senate Bill 1269 is headed to Gov. Katie Hobbs’s desk, where it waits for the governor’s signature. With your help, we can convince Gov. Hobbs that this bill cannot be written into law. Please take action today, and don’t let public schools become ripe for indoctrination!
SB 1269 is arguably more troubling than other school chaplain bills, since it effectively excludes atheists. The bill states that a “principal at each school shall ensure that each volunteer school chaplain … demonstrates that [they are] an official member in a local religious group.” Proponents of public school chaplain bills argue that there is a secular principle behind the legislation, but this overtly discriminatory provision seems to put that argument to rest. These bills are nothing more than an attempt to insert religion into public schools. Public school students have the right to attend their schools without fear of religious coercion. Please contact Gov. Hobbs today and tell her not to sign this bill!
This bill recently passed through both chambers of the legislature and will soon arrive on Gov. Hobbs’s desk. Please take action today and let her know that public school students depend on her veto! We have included talking points through the “Take Action” button that you can edit to your liking. For best results, please be succinct and polite. For extra impact, you will be directed to a phone script to call legislators after you email them. Please take the extra minute to call them if you can!
(Note: You must live in Arizona in order to take part in this action alert.)