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BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO) – Gov. Doug Burgum says he thinks public school and other elected boards and commissions should recite the pledge of allegiance at their meetings.
The comments come after the Fargo School Board voted 7-2 last week to stop reciting the pledge, a policy that was only adopted last spring.
“America is the land of opportunity and students in every public school in North Dakota, along with elected governing bodies and those who attend their meetings, should have the opportunity to recite the pledge of allegiance and express support for the American ideals upon which our country was founded,” Burgum said.
”To that end, our administration is creating a framework for legislation to guarantee that the opportunity exists to recite the pledge of allegiance, as other states have done. We look forward to working with lawmakers to bring a proposal to the 68th legislative assembly in January,” said Burgum.
State Sen. Scott Meyer of Grand Forks and State Reps. Pat Heinert of Bismarck and Todd Porter of Mandan, all Republicans, have agreed to collaborate with the governor’s office to prepare the legislation.
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