Post by Logan on Feb 1, 2016 19:29:10 GMT -6
Florida lawmakers support changing notice of Pledge of Allegiance rights in public schools
TALLAHASSEE -- A reported overabundance of disclaimer notices in a Florida Panhandle county’s public schools that alert students of their right to not participate in the Pledge of Allegiance has prompted bipartisan legislation that earned its first approval in a state House committee on Monday.
The House K-12 Subcommittee endorsed HB 1403 — by Rep. Doug Broxson, R-Gulf Breeze — by a 10-0 vote.
Florida law requires the pledge to be recited at the start of every school day in every public school statewide, but students have the right to be excused under a 1943 U.S. Supreme Court ruling, so long as they have written permission from a parent.
Schools have to “post a notice in a conspicuous place” to let students know of their right to opt out. The legislation put forth by Broxson — and co-sponsored by Reps. Mike Hill, R-Pensacola Beach, and Ed Narain, D-Tampa — would change state law to, instead, require schools to publish the notice in student handbooks.
Read more here: www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article57799533.html
TALLAHASSEE -- A reported overabundance of disclaimer notices in a Florida Panhandle county’s public schools that alert students of their right to not participate in the Pledge of Allegiance has prompted bipartisan legislation that earned its first approval in a state House committee on Monday.
The House K-12 Subcommittee endorsed HB 1403 — by Rep. Doug Broxson, R-Gulf Breeze — by a 10-0 vote.
Florida law requires the pledge to be recited at the start of every school day in every public school statewide, but students have the right to be excused under a 1943 U.S. Supreme Court ruling, so long as they have written permission from a parent.
Schools have to “post a notice in a conspicuous place” to let students know of their right to opt out. The legislation put forth by Broxson — and co-sponsored by Reps. Mike Hill, R-Pensacola Beach, and Ed Narain, D-Tampa — would change state law to, instead, require schools to publish the notice in student handbooks.
Read more here: www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article57799533.html