§ 25.082. SCHOOL DAY; PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE; MINUTE OF
SILENCE. (a) A school day shall be at least seven hours each day,
including intermissions and recesses.
(b) The board of trustees of each school district shall
require students, once during each school day at each school in the
district, to recite:
(1) the pledge of allegiance to the United States flag
in accordance with 4 U.S.C. Section 4, and its subsequent
amendments; and
(2) the pledge of allegiance to the state flag in
accordance with Subchapter C, Chapter 3100, Government Code.
(c) On written request from a student's parent or guardian,
a school district shall excuse the student from reciting a pledge of
allegiance under Subsection (b).
(d) The board of trustees of each school district shall
provide for the observance of one minute of silence at each school
in the district following the recitation of the pledges of
allegiance to the United States and Texas flags under Subsection
(b). During the one-minute period, each student may, as the student
chooses, reflect, pray, meditate, or engage in any other silent
activity that is not likely to interfere with or distract another
student. Each teacher or other school employee in charge of
students during that period shall ensure that each of those
students remains silent and does not act in a manner that is likely
to interfere with or distract another student.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, § 1, eff. May 30, 1995.
Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 126, § 1, 2, eff. Sept. 1,
2003.