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UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION -- NATIONAL FLAG AND COLORS --
NATIONAL ANTHEM -- "AMERICA" -- CITIZENSHIP. (1) Instruction in the
Constitution of the United States shall be given in all elementary and
secondary schools. The state board of education shall adopt such materials as
may be deemed necessary for said purpose, and shall also determine the grades
in which such instruction shall be given.
(2) Instruction in the proper use, display and history of and respect for
the American flag and the national colors shall be given in all elementary and
secondary schools. Such instruction shall include the pledge of allegiance to
the flag, the words and music of the national anthem, and of "America."
(3) Every school board of trustees shall cause the United States flag to
be displayed in every classroom during the school hours of each school day.
(4) Every public school shall offer the pledge of allegiance or the
national anthem in grades one (1) through twelve (12) at the beginning of each
school day.
(5) No pupil shall be compelled, against the pupil's objections or those
of the pupil's parent or guardian, to recite the pledge of allegiance or to
sing the national anthem.
[(6)](3) Instruction in citizenship shall be given in all elementary and
secondary schools. Citizenship instruction shall include lessons on the role
of a citizen in a constitutional republic, how laws are made, how officials
are elected, and the importance of voting and of participating in government.
Such instruction shall also include the importance of respecting and obeying
statutes which are validly and lawfully enacted by the Idaho legislature and
the congress of the United States.

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