Recently I was informed that my school, as well as all other schools in California, is required by law to enact a patriotic activity on a daily basis. At once I thought this law was a clear violation of my freedom of speech, and so I decided to investigate. Section 52720 of the California Education Code, the law requiring this patriotic activity, states that in "every public secondary school [such as my high school] there shall be conducted daily appropriate patriotic exercises. The giving of the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America shall satisfy such requirement."