Happy Constitution Day!
Topic: Education Is Key
Did you know that TODAY, September 17th, is Constitution Day?
It’s called Constitution Day because the delegates to the Constitutional Convention signed the document in Philadelphia on this very day back in 1787.
Did you know?
According to Public Law 108-447 (PLaw108-447), any school district in the country that accepts Federal funding is required to teach the constitution to their students on September 17th.
How did this come about?
Back in December of 2004, President George W. Bush signed the Consolidated Appropriations Bill into law, and in section 111(a) there is verbiage requiring that the constitution be taught on September 17th in all public schools that are receiving federal funding.
Here is the section of the law where it says that:
SEC. 111. (a) The head of each Federal agency or department shall-
(1) provide each new employee of the agency or department with educational and training materials concerning the United States Constitution as part of the orientation materials provided to the new employee; and
(2) provide educational and training materials concerning the United States Constitution to each employee of the agency or department on September 17 of each year.
(b) Each educational institution that receives Federal funds for a fiscal year shall hold an educational program on the United States Constitution on September 17 of such year for the students served by the educational institution.
Unfortunately, 90% of American schools do not follow this Federal law simply because they are unaware that it exists. The way to remedy the situation is to attend your next school board meeting and ask them what they did for “Constitution Day”. They will most likely look at you with a blank stare, but that is your cue to educate them on this important piece of legislation that nobody knows about and to ask them what curriculum they plan to use so that they can follow the law.
Where Can I Find Resources to Share?
Patriot Academy has a 45 minute presentation tailored specifically for school districts that makes it incredibly simple for anyone to go into a school and talk about Constitution Day… and it’s FREE!!
Constitution Alive starts next week on Thursday night at 8pm EDT! Join me one night/week for 6 weeks all via Zoom!
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