Indiana § 20-30-5-3 Protected writings, documents, and records of American history or
heritage

Indiana Statutes

§ 20-30-5-3 — Protected writings, documents, and records of American history or heritage

Indiana § 20-30-5-3

Title 20EDUCATION

Art. 30CURRICULUM

Ch. 5Mandatory Curriculum

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(a)This section applies to the following writings, documents, and records:

(1)The Constitution of the United States.

(2)The national motto.

(3)The national anthem.

(4)The Pledge of Allegiance.

(5)The Constitution of the State of Indiana.

(6)The Declaration of Independence.

(7)The Mayflower Compact.

(8)The Federalist Papers.

(9)"Common Sense" by Thomas Paine.

(10)The writings, speeches, documents, and proclamations of the founding fathers and presidents of the United States.

(11)United States Supreme Court decisions.

(12)Executive orders of the presidents of the United States.

(13)Frederick Douglas' Speech at Rochester, New York, on July 5, 1852, entitled "What to a Slave is the Fourth of July?".

(14)Appeal by David Walker.

(15)Chief Seattle's letter to the United States gov

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(a) This section applies to the following
writings, documents, and records:
(1) The Constitution of the United States.
(2) The national motto.
(3) The national anthem.
(4) The Pledge of Allegiance.
(5) The Constitution of the State of Indiana.
(6) The Declaration of Independence.
(7) The Mayflower Compact.
(8) The Federalist Papers.
(9) "Common Sense" by Thomas Paine.
(10) The writings, speeches, documents, and proclamations of the
founding fathers and presidents of the United States.
(11) United States Supreme Court decisions.
(12) Executive orders of the presidents of the United States.
(13) Frederick Douglas' Speech at Rochester, New York, on July
5, 1852, entitled "What to a Slave is the Fourth of July?".
(14) Appeal by David Walker.
(15) Chief Seattle's letter to the United States government in 1852
in response to the United States government's inquiry regarding
the purchase of tribal lands.
(b) A school corporation may allow a principal or teacher in the
school corporation to read or post in a school building or classroom or
at a school event any excerpt or part of a writing, document, or record
listed in subsection (a).
(c) A school corporation may not permit the content based
censorship of American history or heritage based on religious
references in a writing, document, or record listed in subsection (a).
(d) A library, a media center, or an equivalent facility that a school
corporation maintains for student use must contain in the facility's
permanent collection at least one (1) copy of each writing or document
listed in subsection (a)(1) through (a)(9).
(e) A school corporation:
(1) shall allow a student to include a reference to a writing,
document, or record listed in subsection (a) in a report or other
work product; and
(2) may not punish the student in any way, including a reduction
in grade, for using the reference.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education
Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-4-2.5.]