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Committee passes bill seeking to restore daily prayer and pledge in schools; students not compelled to participate, sponsor says
Summary
A committee passed a bill that would require daily prayer in the Christian/Judeo tradition and the pledge of allegiance in public schools; the sponsor and supporters said students would not be disciplined for not participating and that the measure would be submitted as a constitutional amendment to voters.
A legislative committee passed a bill that would require schools to provide daily prayer in the Christian/Judeo tradition and to ensure students recite the pledge of allegiance, the sponsor told members.
"This bill is pretty simple. It just puts prayer and the pledge back in the school and, it holds the schools responsible to make sure it happens," the bill sponsor, identified in the transcript as Chairman Ingram, told the committee. The sponsor said participation by individual students would not…
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