MONTGOMERY — Members of the Alabama Senate passed a constitutional amendment on Tuesday requiring the weekly broadcast of the Star-Spangled Banner in public schools.
The bill by State Sen. Gerald Allen (R-Tuscaloosa) would propose an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 2022 to require local boards of education to adopt policies requiring each public K-12 school to broadcast or sanction the performance of the first stanza of The Star-Spangled Banner at least once per week during school hours.
“This piece of legislation is one that I think will help us celebrate the 250th anniversary of this great country,” Allen said on Tuesday.
The bill now heads to the House for consideration.
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