Section 280.5 - Display of United States flag and Iowa state flag - pledge of allegiance1. The board of directors of each public school district and the authorities in charge of each nonpublic school shall provide and maintain a suitable flagstaff on each school site under its control, and the United States flag and the Iowa state flag shall be raised on all school days when weather conditions are suitable.2. The board of directors of each public school district shall administer the pledge of allegiance in grades one through twelve each school day. Each classroom in which the pledge of allegiance is recited pursuant to this subsection shall display the United States flag during the recitation. A student shall not be compelled against the student's objections or those of the student's parent or guardian to recite the pledge.95 Acts, ch 1, §4; 2021 Acts, ch 139, §27
Amended by 2021 Iowa, ch 139, s 27, eff. 7/1/2021.S13, §2804-a, -b; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4253; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, § 280.4; C75, 77, 79, 81, §280.595 Acts, ch 1, §4Display of flags on public buildings, §1B.3