Iowa Senator Introduces Bill That Forces Teachers to Recite Pledge, be 'Patriotic' [View all]

[brooklynite]

Source: Iowa Starting Line

Iowa Republicans are seeking more control over what teachers say and do in the classroom.

Senate File 2043, introduced and referred to the education committee, would require teachers to recite the Pledge of Allegiance and stand while doing so, or while it is recited. Teachers with a documented disability that prevents them from standing are exempt from the requirement.

...snip...

Another section of the bill also limits what teachers can say about the Pledge of Allegiance.

It reads: “A teacher shall not, while in the classroom with any students in kindergarten through grade twelve, speak about the pledge of allegiance in any manner in which the student or students in the classroom may reasonably understand the teacher’s speech to be any of the following: an unpatriotic commentary on the United States, an attempt to politically influence the student or students.”

Read more: https://iowastartingline.com/2022/01/14/iowa-senator-introduces-bill-that-forces-teachers-to-recite-pledge-be-patriotic/