States Mandating Pledge in Schools

The following 35 states require schools to include recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance during the school day:

Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

Idaho
Illinois
Kansas
Maryland
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana

Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Dakota
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island

South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin

Five other states encourage schools to conduct the pledge — Alabama, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina and Ohio. South Dakota has a law protecting the right to recite the Pledge at school.

Source: Education Commission of the States website, Aug. 2003




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