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Board reaffirms weekly flag-salute policy after public comments urging daily practice
Summary
After several public commenters urged daily recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance, the Coos Bay SD 9 board debated changing policy to require a daily pledge but did not adopt that change. The board instead reaffirmed its existing policy that instructs schools to provide the opportunity to salute the flag at least once each week.
Coos Bay SD 9 — The school board moved to reaffirm its existing policy on flag displays and salutes after public commenters urged the district to make the Pledge of Allegiance a daily school practice.
Public input at the meeting included several speakers who asked the district to require daily pledges. Crystal Hopper Myers, who identified herself as representing local veterans’ and first-responder organizations, told the board she was "shocked" at reports suggesting the pledge might be removed…
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