2025 House Bill 25: AN ACT relating to moments of silence and reflection

This bill would mandate a moment of silence or reflection to be held at the start of each school day. It will be between one and two minutes and students will remain seated and silent during its duration. Each student may choose to pray, meditate, or engage in another silent activity that doesn't distract others. District personnel may not provide instruction to students on the nature of the reflection they may engage in.

While it is important to note that this bill does not allow staff members to outright instruct students to pray, if they cannot provide students with instruction on what to use this time for, this could cause confusion for students on the purpose of this period of silence. KSVT opposes this bill because we do not feel that students would benefit greatly from a minute of silent reflection in their day. We also have concerns about the bill’s potential to blur the lines between church and state.