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  • 'Understanding the Pledge' bill receives hearing

    Franklin Connection|Updated Feb 8, 2024

    OLYMPIA – The Senate Early Learning and K-12 Education Committee heard testimony Jan. 25 in a student-led bill to require schools to teach the history and meaning of the Pledge of Allegiance. "This is a bill that was brought to me by some very bright and thoughtful students from my district," said Sen. Jim McCune, R-Graham, a member of the committee. "In these divisive times, it was genuinely refreshing to hear these students talk about what the pledge means to them – how it...