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The Pledge of Allegiance
Type: School Board Policy
Section: 500 STUDENTS
Code: 531
Adopted Date: 6/10/1986
Revised Date(s): 01/14/2008, 04/09/2012, 02/11/2019, 05/10/2022, 02/13/2024
Reviewed Date(s): 12/01/1990, 06/24/1996, 11/10/2003, 01/14/2008, 04/09/2012, 11/09/2015, 04/12/2022, 05/10/2022, 02/13/2024
Attachments:

l. PURPOSE

The purpose of this policy is to provide for the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance and instruction in school to help further that end.

ll. GENERAL STATEMENT
 
The School Board recognizes the need to display an appropriate United States flag and to provide instruction to students in the proper etiquette, display, and respect of the flag.

Students in Moorhead Area Public Schools shall have the opportunity to recite the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America one or more times each week. The recitation shall be conducted:

A. By each individual classroom teacher or the teacher's surrogate; or

B. Over a school audio or video communication system by a person designated by the building administrator or other person having administrative control over the school.

The School Board wishes to set an example for the school district's staff and students. Therefore, the Pledge of Allegiance shall be recited at the beginning of each meeting of the School Board.

III. EXCEPTIONS

Anyone who does not wish to participate in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance for any personal reasons may elect not to do so. Students and school personnel must respect another person's right to make that choice.

IV. INSTRUCTION

Students will be instructed in the proper etiquette toward, correct display of, and respect for the flag and in patriotic exercises.

Legal References:
Minn. Stat. 121A.11, Subd. 3 (Pledge of Allegiance)
Minn. Stat. 121A.11, Subd. 4 (Instruction)

Cross Reference:
MSBA/MASA Model Policy 531 (The Pledge of Allegiance)