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Committee considers bill adding Constitution Day to required patriotic exercises in public schools
Summary
Representative Christine Perez asked the Senate Education Committee to require public schools to include Constitution Day (Sept. 17) among patriotic exercises and related instruction on the U.S. and New Hampshire constitutions.
Representative Christine Perez testified in favor of House Bill 571, a proposal to require public schools to include Constitution Day (Sept. 17) among patriotic exercises and instructional activities. Perez said the measure would encourage students to learn both the U.S. Constitution and the New Hampshire Constitution and to understand citizen rights and responsibilities.
Perez reviewed a brief history of Constitution Day and said the curriculum could…
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