New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner
Subchapter E - Elementary and Secondary Education
Part 108 - Flag Regulations
Section 108.7 - Other instruction

Universal Citation: 8 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 108.7

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024

(a) Instruction concerning the flag as a symbol of American life should not be limited to the observance of Flag Day. Before leaving the elementary school, each child should come to think of himself as a "maker of the flag" and each pupil who passes through the secondary school should be guided in sober thought as to the meaning of "liberty and justice for all."

(b) In addition to the provisions of subdivision (a) of this section, schools must provide specific instruction regarding respect for the flag of the United States of America, its display and use, to include as a minimum, instruction regarding the provisions of sections 170 through 177 of title 36 of the United States Code.

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