Gov. Doug Burgum on Monday mentioned he’ll work with legislators on a invoice subsequent session to “assure that the chance exists” for college kids and elected governing our bodies to say the Pledge of Allegiance, in the event that they select.
The Republican governor’s announcement comes after the Fargo School Board last week announced plans to stop reciting the pledge on the grounds that it doesn’t align with the district’s diversity code.
Underneath present state legislation, governing our bodies and faculties can’t be required to recite the pledge. Burgum spokesman Mike Nowatzki mentioned the governor’s purpose is to make sure that those that want to say it could legally accomplish that.
The governor in a press release mentioned, “America is the land of alternative. And college students in each public faculty in North Dakota, together with elected governing our bodies and people who attend their conferences, ought to have the chance to recite the Pledge of Allegiance and categorical help for the American beliefs upon which our nation was based.”
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“Our administration is making a framework for laws to ensure that the chance exists to recite the Pledge of Allegiance, as different states have executed,” the assertion mentioned.
Burgum mentioned he’s working with state Sen. Scott Meyer of Grand Forks and state Reps. Pat Heinert of Bismarck and Todd Porter of Mandan to draft the laws. All are Republicans.
Meyer mentioned work on the laws with the governor has not begun. However he mentioned the pledge is “one of many strongest and most unifying statements that we now have as People. Throughout this time of civil discourse, it’s a guiding gentle.”
Meyer introduced final week within the wake of the Fargo Faculty Board determination that he would push for a voucher program that will permit public cash to pay for personal faculty tuition.
Meyer mentioned he additionally intends to proceed to work on the college voucher laws.
“These two (payments) may be mutually unique for my part,” he mentioned.
The Legislature beforehand didn’t go related voucher measures as a result of strain from public faculty advocates, however Meyer mentioned he believes the Fargo district’s determination may present the catalyst for passage.
