(a) Local school district boards of directors shall allow any teacher or administrator in a public school district of this state to read or post in a public school building, classroom, or event any excerpts or portions of:
(1) The Preamble to the Arkansas Constitution;
(2) The Declaration of Independence;
(3) The United States Constitution;
(4) The Mayflower Compact;
(5) The national motto;
(6) The national anthem;
(7) The Pledge of Allegiance;
(8) The writings, speeches, documents, and proclamations of the founding fathers and Presidents of the United States;
(9) Organic documents from the pre-Colonial, Colonial, Revolutionary, Federalist, and post-Federalist eras;
(10) United States Supreme Court decisions; and
(11) Acts of the United States Congress.
(b) There shall be no content-based censorship of American history or heritage in this state based on religious or other references in these writings, documents, and records.
(c) A copy of this section shall be distributed to the superintendent of each school district in the state by the Department of Education, whereupon the superintendents then shall provide a copy to each teacher and each school district board member.
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