(a) United States and Alaska flags shall be displayed upon or near each principal school building during school hours and at other times the governing body considers proper. The governing body shall require that the pledge of allegiance be recited regularly, as determined by the governing body. A person may recite the following salute to the flag of the United States or maintain a respectful silence: “I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”
(b) A school district shall inform all affected persons at the school of their right not to participate in the pledge of allegiance. The exercise of the right not to participate in the pledge of allegiance may not be used to evaluate a student or employee or for any other purpose.
Structure Alaska Statutes
Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums
Chapter 03. Public Schools Generally
Article 1. General Provisions.
Sec. 14.03.010. Establishment of school system.
Sec. 14.03.015. State education policy.
Sec. 14.03.016. A parent's right to direct the education of the parent's child.
Sec. 14.03.040. Day in session.
Sec. 14.03.050. School holidays.
Sec. 14.03.060. Elementary, junior high, and secondary schools.
Sec. 14.03.072. Literacy and early reading information.
Sec. 14.03.073. Secondary school course credit.
Sec. 14.03.075. College and career readiness assessment; retroactive issuance of diploma.
Sec. 14.03.077. High school diploma for certain veterans.
Sec. 14.03.078. Annual progress reports.
Sec. 14.03.080. Right to attend school.
Sec. 14.03.083. Contracting for services.
Sec. 14.03.085. Procurement preference for recycled Alaska products.
Sec. 14.03.090. Partisan, sectarian, or denominational doctrines prohibited.
Sec. 14.03.095. Part-time school attendance.
Sec. 14.03.100. Use of school facilities.
Sec. 14.03.105. Search of school lockers.
Sec. 14.03.110. Questionnaires and surveys administered in public schools.
Sec. 14.03.113. District determination of scholarship eligibility.
Sec. 14.03.115. Access to school records by parent, foster parent, or guardian.
Sec. 14.03.120. Education planning; reports.
Sec. 14.03.123. School and district accountability.
Sec. 14.03.125. Fund for the improvement of school performance.
Sec. 14.03.127. Funding for Internet services.
Sec. 14.03.130. Display of flags and pledge of allegiance.
Sec. 14.03.135. Dress code; natural hairstyles.
Sec. 14.03.140. Emergency drills.
Sec. 14.03.150. Property insurance required.
Sec. 14.03.160. Suspension or expulsion of students for possessing weapons.