Alabama SB5 proposes a constitutional amendment requiring weekly broadcasts of The Star-Spangled Banner in public K-12 schools.
Alabama SB5 proposes an amendment to the state constitution to mandate that local boards of education require each public K-12 school to broadcast or sanction the performance of the first stanza of The Star-Spangled Banner at least once per week during school hours. The amendment aims to ensure students are exposed to the national anthem and its historical significance. The performance can be from a recording archived in the Library of Congress or performed by school-sanctioned programs.
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