Statute · California Education Code
Cal. Educ. Code § 52720 — Patriotic Exercises and Instruction
Cal. Educ. Code § 52720
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Education Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
In every public elementary school each day during the school year at the beginning of the first regularly scheduled class or activity period at which the majority of the pupils of the school normally begin the schoolday, there shall be conducted appropriate patriotic exercises. The giving of the…
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Cal. Educ. Code § 52720 — Patriotic Exercises and Instruction is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
In every public elementary school each day during the school year at the beginning of the first regularly scheduled class or activity period at which the majority of the pupils of the school normally begin the schoolday, there shall be conducted appropriate patriotic exercises. The giving of the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America shall satisfy the requirements of this section.
In every public secondary school there shall be conducted daily appropriate patriotic exercises. The giving of the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America shall satisfy such requirement. Such patriotic exercises for secondary schools shall be conducted in accordance with the regulations which shall be adopted by the governing board of the district maintaining the secondary school.