,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #eadg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bh1     
#bjbf,mrs4 ,moody introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to establish requirements   
for patriotic observances in elementary 
and secondary schools of the ,district  
of ,columbia4  #a4 ,short title ,this   
,act may be cited as the ,promoting     
,loyalty1 ,engagement1 ,duty1 and       
,gratitude in ,education ,act or the    
,,pledge ,act4  #b4 ,patriotic          
observances in ,district of ,columbia   
schools  7a7 ,definition ,in this       
section1 the term ,district of ,columbia
 school means an elementary school or   
secondary school in the ,district of    
,columbia4  7b7 ,flag ,each ,district of
 ,columbia school shall cause the flag  
of the ,united ,states of ,america to be
 displayed in each classroom during the 
hours of each school day4  7c7 ,national

 anthem ,when the national anthem is    
played in a ,district of ,columbia      
school1 each student or civilian shall  
stand at attention4  7d7 ,pledge of     
allegiance  7#a7 ,manner of recitation  
,when the ,pledge of ,allegiance to the 
,flag 7in this subsection referred to as
 the ,pledge71 ,i pledge allegiance to  
the flag of the ,united ,states of      
,america1 and to the ,republic for which
 it stands1 one ,nation under ,god1     
indivisible1 with liberty and justice   
for all41 is recited in a ,district of  
,columbia school1 each student shall    
recite the ,pledge while standing with  
the right hand over the heart4  7#b7    
,daily recitation ,the ,pledge shall be 
recited at the beginning of the day in  
each ,district of ,columbia school4     
7#c7 ,opt-out with parental consent     
7,a7 ,notice to students ,a ,district of
 ,columbia school shall inform each     
student by a written notice published in
 the student handbook or a similar      
publication that the student has the    

right not to participate in reciting the
 ,pledge1 subject to the requirements of
 this subsection4  7,b7 ,written request
 from parent ,upon written request by   
the parent of a student1 a ,district of 
,columbia school shall excuse the       
student from reciting the ,pledge1      
including from standing and placing the 
right hand over the heart4  7#d7 ,no    
disruption or distraction ,no student   
may make any display that disrupts or   
distracts other students who are        
reciting the ,pledge in a ,district of  
,columbia school4  7#e7 ,accommodations 
,a ,district of ,columbia school shall  
make a reasonable modification1 under   
title ,,ii of the ,americans with       
,disabilities ,act of #aiij 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #abaca et seq471 for any      
student who is unable to comply because 
of a disability 7as defined in section  
#c of that ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abajb77 
with the procedures under this          
subsection4