Signed by Governor Doug Burgum

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that authorizes public schools to display the 10 commandments in classrooms.

Highlights:

• Authorizes schools within the district to post a copy of the 10 commandments in the school or in a classroom (Sec. 1) 

• Authorizes schools within the district to permit students to recite the pledge of allegiance (Sec. 1)

• Establishes immunity from liability for damages resulting from a school’s decision to post the 10 commandments or permit students to recite the pledge of allegiance for (Sec. 2): 

• The superintendent of public instruction; 

• School districts;

• Schools; 

• School boards and individual school board members; 

• Governing boards and individual governing board members; and 

• Administrators, principals, teachers, and any other school district employed personnel.

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