TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida schools competing for a high school athletic championship could be given an opportunity to address the crowd, including with a prayer, before the competition begins, under a bill approved by a House committee Wednesday.
The bill would require the Florida High School Athletic Association to give each team an opportunity to address the crowd over a public announcement system for no more than two minutes each.
It would apply to public and private schools, and Republican Rep. Webster Barnaby said that could include prayer. [TRENDING: DeSantis: Contact tracing doesn’t work | How to track your stimulus payment | Fla.