The Oklahoma Legislature has directed that the board of education of each school district shall ensure that the public schools within the district shall observe approximately one minute of silence each day. This policy is adopted to comply with that directive.

The administrator in charge of each school building within the school district is hereby directed to designate approximately one minute of instructional time each school day for the observation of a moment of silence. The moment of silence will be held at the start of the school day. The moment of silence shall be for the purpose of allowing each student, in the exercise of his or her individual choice, to reflect, meditate, pray, or engage in any other silent activity that does not interfere with, distract, or impede other students in the exercise of their individual choices. Instructors shall neither encourage students to use nor discourage students from using the moment of silence for any particular purpose, such as reflection, meditation, prayer, or other silent activity. All instructors shall be made aware that it is the student’s decision as to how to utilize the moment of silence, provided that the student’s choice does not interfere with, distract, or impede other students in the exercise of their individual choices.

Approved by the Board of Education on August 19, 2002.