3022- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
Each school shall include a daily recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. The school shall not compel any person to stand, salute the flag, or recite the Pledge of Allegiance, but each person shall maintain proper decorum while others participate. No student or staff member who declines to recite the pledge shall be punished or ostracized in any for this choice.
The curriculum at elementary, middle, and high schools shall include instruction that promotes understanding of the meaning and historical origins of the flag and the Pledge of Allegiance.
A copy of this policy shall be included in the DPS parent-student and faculty handbooks.
Legal References: West Virginia State Board of Education v. barnette, 319 U.S. 624 (1943); G.S. 115C-47 (29a)
Adopted: November 16, 2006
