§ 15.1-19-03.1 — Recitation of prayer - Period of silence - Pledge of allegiance

North Dakota § 15.1-19-03.1

• Jurisdiction: North Dakota
• Title 15.1: Elementary and Secondary Education
• Ch. 15.1-19: Students and Safety

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1. A student voluntarily may pray aloud or participate in religious speech at any time
before, during, or after the schoolday to the same extent a student voluntarily may
speak or participate in secular speech.
2. A student of a public or nonpublic school may not be prohibited from voluntarily
participating in any student-initiated prayer at an activity held on the premises of a
public or nonpublic school.
3. The board of a school district, school administrator, or teacher may not impose any
restriction on the time, place, manner, or location of any student-initiated religious
speech or prayer which exceeds the restriction imposed on students' secular speech.
4. The board of a school, by resolution, may allow a classroom teacher to impose up to
one minute of silence for meditation, reflection, or prayer at the beginning of each
schoolday.
5. The board of a school district shall adopt a policy requiring each school to offer all
students the opportunity to voluntarily recite the pledge of allegiance at the beginning

of each schoolday. A student may not be required to recite the pledge of allegiance,
stand during the recitation of the pledge of allegiance, or salute the American flag.