{"article":{"id":13346,"heading":"All Hail the State","author":"James Dabgotra","created":"2001-12-05 05:13:44","modified":"2005-08-15 00:47:41","last_modified":"Mon, 15 Aug 2005 07:47:41","article":"

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.\"















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