After backlash from around the country and at home North Dakota School Board officials reversed course on its decision to drop the pledge of allegiance. Last Wednesday, the Fargo School Board voted 7-2 to do away with reciting the pledge.
Opponents said it violated the district’s diversity and inclusion code because saying “under God” did not include all faiths.
Gov. Doug Burgum (R) is now proposing a law that will require all public schools and governing boards to administer the pledge without mandating that people recite it.
Some Republican lawmakers also want to add a clause that would sanction any boards or commissions where the pledge is not administered.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
