Sec. 25.0821. MINUTE OF SILENCE TO COMMEMORATE SEPTEMBER 11, 2001. (a) To commemorate the events of September 11, 2001, in each year that date falls on a regular school day, each public elementary or secondary school shall provide for the observance of one minute of silence at the beginning of the first class period of that day.
(b) Immediately before the period of observance required by this section, the class instructor shall make a statement of reference to the memory of individuals who died on September 11, 2001.
(c) The period of observance required by this section may be held in conjunction with the minute of silence required by Section 25.082.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 925 (H.B. 1501), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle E - Students and Parents
Chapter 25 - Admission, Transfer, and Attendance
Subchapter C. Operation of Schools and School Attendance
Section 25.081. Operation of Schools
Section 25.0811. First Day of Instruction
Section 25.0812. Last Day of School
Section 25.0815. Operation and Instructional Time Waivers for School Safety Training
Section 25.082. Pledges of Allegiance; Minute of Silence
Section 25.0821. Minute of Silence to Commemorate September 11, 2001
Section 25.0822. Patriotic Society Access to Students
Section 25.083. School Day Interruptions
Section 25.084. Year-Round System
Section 25.085. Compulsory School Attendance
Section 25.087. Excused Absences
Section 25.088. School Attendance Officer
Section 25.089. Compensation of Attendance Officer; Dual Service
Section 25.090. Attendance Officer Not Selected
Section 25.091. Powers and Duties of Peace Officers and Other Attendance Officers
Section 25.0915. Truancy Prevention Measures
Section 25.092. Minimum Attendance for Class Credit or Final Grade
Section 25.093. Parent Contributing to Nonattendance
Section 25.095. Warning Notices
Section 25.0951. School District Complaint or Referral for Failure to Attend School
Section 25.0952. Procedures Applicable to Parent Contributing to Nonattendance Offense