Alabama Senate-passed bill would require weekly national anthem broadcasts in schools

By: Anna Barrett

Outlets: Alabama Reflector

Published: March 4, 2026

Words: 538

Last Updated: 1 week ago

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The Alabama Senate on Tuesday passed a bill that would require schools to regularly perform the national anthem.

SB 5, sponsored by Sen. Gerald Allen, R-Cottondale, is a statewide constitutional amendment that would require local boards of education to adopt policies to play the first stanza of the Star Spangled Banner in public K-12 schools once a week.

“This piece of legislation is one that I think will help us celebrate the 250th …

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