Texas Legislature approves bill to let unlicensed chaplains counsel kids in public schools

Unlicensed chaplains could soon allowed to work in Texas public schools after the GOP-controlled state legislature signed off on a bill Wednesday that critics charge is an attempt to let Christian groups evangelize on campus. Under Senate Bill 763, school districts could use public funds to hire unlicensed chaplains to work alongside counselors, psychologists and other professional mental health workers, the Texas Tribune reports. What's more, volunteer chaplains would also be allowed in schools. Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican who's repeatedly sided with evangelical Christians, is widely expected to sign the measure into law.
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