Code No. 605.5
SCHOOL CEREMONIES AND OBSERVANCES
The District will continue school ceremonies and observances which have become a tradition and a custom to the educational program. These include, but are not limited to, reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. Such ceremonies or observances shall have a secular purpose and shall not advocate or sponsor a particular religion or non-religion.
Students who do not wish to participate in these activities may be silent during the ceremony or observance, or may receive permission from the principal to be excused from the ceremony or observance for religious reasons.
Date of Review: April 9, 2018
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Date of Revision: January 10, 2011
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Legal References:
279.8, 280.3, Code of Iowa
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DECORAH COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS