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The school board in North Dakota's largest city decided to stop reciting the Pledge of Allegiance at their meetings, prompting a Republican lawmaker to vow to push for a voucher program that would allow public money to pay for private school tuition.
The Fargo School Board voted 7-2 Wednesday to halt the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance, saying it doesn't align with the district's diversity code, largely because it says "under God" in one phrase.
The state Republican Party called the board's action "laughable" and an "affront to our American values." Grand Forks state Sen. Scott Meyer said Friday that he would begin working on a school voucher bill draft next week.
"These positions like by the Fargo School Board just don't align with North Dakota values," he said. "The logical solution is to just give parents that option to help educate their kids."
Nick Archuleta, who heads North Dakota United, the union that includes teachers and other public employees, said even without the Fargo School Board action, he "fully expected at least one school choice bill" when the Legislature reconvenes in January.
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