“Proposed State Constitutional Amendment: Religious Expression in Public Schools” This is Something to Think About 02.20.26

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“Proposed State Constitutional Amendment: Religious Expression in Public Schools”

Bill Bunkley’s “This Is Something to Think About”

Air Date Friday, February 20, 2026

The Florida Legislature is considering state constitutional amendment proposals for this year's November elections.

One such proposal, HJR 583 in the Florida House and SJR 1104 in the Florida Senate, if passed, would seal the protection of religious expression in public schools.

This Joint Resolution would amend the Florida Constitution to protect students, parents, and school personnel from discrimination based on their religious views.

Protection includes classwork, clothing, jewelry, prayer, religious activities at appropriate times, student clubs, student-initiated religious activities, and a moment of silence in first-period classrooms.

In today’s hostile anti-Semitic, anti-Christian climate, it is worthy to insert these protections in the state constitution.

Bill Bunkley is a 20-year veteran Salem Media talk show host based in Tampa. The Bill Bunkley Show airs on weekdays from 3 to 5 pm across central Florida. Bill is also President of the Florida Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission and the legislative consultant to the Florida Baptist State Convention (Southern Baptist Convention Churches), among other churches and entities. He has served as the legislative consultant to the Florida Baptist State Convention for the last 30 years at the state capitol in Tallahassee. By the Grace of his Lord Jesus, he is a cancer survivor diagnosed in 2018 with AML Leukemia, having successfully undergone a bone marrow transplant that same year. In 2025, he underwent successful open-heart surgery to repair a heart valve. His wife is Toni, his son is Zac, and he attends Idlewild Baptist Church.

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