Promoting American Patriotism In Our Schools Act

This bill would amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to make reciting the Pledge of Allegiance and displaying the American flag in federally funded public schools a condition of receiving federal funds. It would require local educational agencies (LEAs) to adopt a policy mandating daily pledge recitation by all students, teachers, and staff (with an exception for religious or personal reasons), prominently display the U.S. flag in each classroom and gym, and incorporate flag history and civics materials into the curriculum. LEAs would annually certify compliance to their state educational agency, which would report noncompliant districts to the federal Education Department. The Secretary of Education would be empowered to enforce the requirements. The policy would apply to “covered schools” that receive federal funds, with a compliance effective date 180 days after enactment and applicability to school years beginning after that date. In short, the bill ties federal funding to a mandatory, uniform patriotic ritual (pledge recitation) and flag display, plus related civics education, while allowing opt-outs for religious or personal reasons and creating a federal oversight mechanism to ensure compliance.