A Texas board approved adding Bible stories to required reading for the state's more than 5 million public school students.
The ban does not specify what would happen if a teacher were to violate the policy.
At a meeting related to mask policy, some in the crowd began to heckle a high school student as he explained his grandmother died from COVID-19 last year.
"It's simple protocol people. We follow certain rules for a very good reason."
The board decided to provisionally appoint someone into the position. The first candidate with the majority vote would take the position.
A civil complaint has been filed against Merced City School District Superintendent Dr. Al Rogers, accusing him of gender discrimination, sexual harassment and sexual assault/battery, the school district's Board of Education said Thursday.