Chaplains

Tallahassee, FL – Florida’s public schools will soon see spiritual guidance on their premises with the introduction of chaplains, thanks to new legislation signed into law. This bill is part of a broader educational reform that seeks to enhance the advising resources available to students across the state. The law, which aims to support students’ spiritual and emotional needs, allows each public school to appoint a chaplain. However, these chaplains will not be funded by state money, and their functions will explicitly exclude the promotion of specific religious doctrines. Instead, they will provide general moral … Read more