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(2) Every public school shall offer the pledge of allegiance or the national
6anthem in grades one to 12 each school day. Every private school shall offer the
7pledge of allegiance or the national anthem in grades one to 12 each school day unless
8the governing body of the private school determines that the requirement conflicts
9with the school's religious doctrines.
If a school offers the national anthem, it shall
10offer, at a minimum, both the music and the words to the first verse. No pupil may
1be compelled, against the pupil's objections or those of the pupil's parents or
2guardian, to recite the pledge or to sing the anthem.