Is it Time to Restore the Pledge of Allegiance and Prayer back into our Public Schools?
I was recently inspired by something that happened in Poland. You see I am of Polish heritage. I watch a video of a Polish teacher explaining how they have changed their policies as a result of the Russian/Ukrainian War.
WATCH: Poland mandates gun training, marksmanship and patriotism be taught in all elementary schools
This move to restore patriotism struck me deeply. It remined me of another video that explains what I remember as a young boy in American public schools. I remember each day during the first period saying the Pledge of Allegiance and a prayer while in elementary, middle and high school.
This video explains why it is important to have our students recite the Pledge of Allegiance.
WATCH: Why do U.S. students pledge allegiance to the flag?
The U.S. Department of Education’s “Guidance on Constitutionally Protected Prayer and Religious Expression in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools” states,
Section 8524(a) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act and codified at 20 U.S.C. § 7904(a), requires the Secretary to issue guidance to State educational agencies (SEAs), local educational agencies (LEAs), and the public on constitutionally protected prayer in public elementary and secondary schools. In addition, section 8524(b) requires that, as a condition of receiving ESEA funds, an LEA must certify in writing to its SEA that it has no policy that prevents, or otherwise denies participation in, constitutionally protected prayer in public schools as detailed in this updated guidance.
The Oklahoma State Superintendent of Education Ryan Walters published a video asking teachers to begin each day with a prayer.
President-elect Donald J. Trump has stated that he will close down the U.S. Department of Education and return the control of our children’s education back to the states and the parents.
WATCH: Trump wants to shut down the Department of Education: Here’s what that could mean.
Is it time to delete the U.S. Department of Education?
Is it time to go back to the basics?
Is it time to each reading, writing and arithmetic again?
Is it time to teach our children how to think critically?
Is it time to teach our children how to think, not what to think?
Is it time to restore the Pledge of Allegiance and prayer back into our public schools?
We report, you decide.
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©2024 Dr. Richard M. Swier, LTC U.S. Army (Ret.) All rights reserved.
Way past time for the U.S. to do what Poland has done. Another way to combat Communism.