Alaska Statutes (Last Updated: January 11, 2017) |
Title 14. EDUCATION, LIBRARIES, AND MUSEUMS. |
Chapter 14.03. PUBLIC SCHOOLS GENERALLY. |
Article 14.03.01. GENERAL PROVISIONS. |
Section 14.03.130. Display of flags and pledge of allegiance.
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(a) United States and Alaska flags shall be displayed upon or near each principal school building during school hours and at other times the governing body considers proper. The governing body shall require that the pledge of allegiance be recited regularly, as determined by the governing body. A person may recite the following salute to the flag of the United States or maintain a respectful silence: "I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."
(b) A school district shall inform all affected persons at the school of their right not to participate in the pledge of allegiance. The exercise of the right not to participate in the pledge of allegiance may not be used to evaluate a student or employee or for any other purpose.
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History
(Sec. 1 ch 98 SLA 1966; am Sec. 1, 2 ch 7 SLA 2000)