You are not required to stand or recite the pledge. Most teachers I’ve worked with choose to simply stand and not say it, so that they can be somewhat of a neutral and respectful example to students. But yeah, it would actually be illegal to force you or any student to recite the pledge if you dont want to.

The Pledge of Allegiance has been a part of American life since 1892, when it first appeared in a magazine to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the voyage of Christoper Columbus to America. But the patriotic oath, despite its ubiquity, is not a legal requirement. Students don’t have to recite it.

The First Amendment applies only when government—including public schools—tries to restrict the expression of ideas and opinions. So religious and other private schools may require their students to recite the pledge of allegiance, stand for the national anthem, and refrain from any kind of protests at school.

No, public school students may not be compelled to recite the Pledge of Allegiance. In its 1943 decision West Virginia Board of Education v. Barnette, the U.S. Supreme Court determined that the First Amendment protects a student’s right not to engage in certain speech.

“The Pledge is to honor the sacrifice and history made by those who founded and established this country. To sit during the Pledge is like to spit on the graves and the lives of those who suffered to become citizens, to make it back alive from war and beg on the streets in order to become someone as an American.

For example, after the presidential election a lot of people I knew were considering staying seated during the Pledge of Allegiance. If you are sitting, they know what you’re standing for or against. I stand because I have family who is in the military, and I have a lot of reasons why I would stand for the flag.

§ 301) states that during a rendition of the national anthem, when the flag is displayed, all present including those in uniform should stand at attention; non-military service individuals should face the flag with the right hand over the heart; members of the Armed Forces and veterans who are present and not in …

“Honor the Texas flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible.” I pledge: My Head to clearer thinking, My Heart to greater loyalty, My Hands to larger service, and My Health to better living, For my club, my community, My country and my world.

As the oft-repeated story goes, because Texas was once an independent nation, it is the only state that can fly its flag at the same height as the U.S. flag. The story isn’t exactly right. If two flags fly side-by-side, the U.S. flag must be on the flag’s right (and the viewer’s left).

According to the United States Flag Code, any state flag can be flown at the same height as the U.S. flag, but the U.S. flag should be on its right (the viewer’s left).

Texas, Our Texas

The longhorn became the large mammal symbol of Texas in 1995. Other official mammal state symbols include the armadillo (designated in 1927) and the Mexican free-tailed bat (1995).

Texas, Our Texas. The state song of Texas was adopted by the Forty-first Legislature after a statewide contest in 1929. The music was originally written in 1924 by William J. Marsh of Fort Worth, and the lyrics were written by Marsh and Gladys Yoakum Wright.

“Texas, Our Texas,” the official state song of Texas, was adopted by the Legislature in 1929 after being selected in a state-wide competition. It was composed by William J. Marsh of Fort Worth. The lyrics were written by Marsh and Gladys Yoakum Wright.

“Texas, Our Texas” is the international anthem of the U.S. state of Texas.

The state song of Texas was adopted by the Forty-first Legislature after a statewide contest in 1929. The music was originally written in 1924 the music was composed by William J. Marsh of Fort Worth, and the lyrics were written by Marsh and Gladys Yoakum Wright.

The new capital was named for Stephen F. Austin known as the Father of Texas but many people including Sam Houston were dissatisfied with the capitol’s location. Houston and others were worried about the remoteness of the site fearing it would be hard to defend from the Mexican army and local Indians.

The Texas Capitol does stand 14.64 feet taller than the nation’s Capitol in Washington D.C. The U.S. Capitol measures 288 feet from the east front ground level to the top of the Statue of Freedom, while the Texas Capitol stands 302.64 feet from the south front ground level to the tip of the star of the Goddess of …

Austin

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Hours – The Capitol Visitor Center is open to visitors from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday except for Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, New Year’s Day and on Inauguration Day. Official Business – Visitors with official business appointments may enter the Visitor Center as early as 7:15 a.m.