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SDPB Radio Coverage of the South Dakota Legislature. See all coverage and find links to audio and video streams live from the Capitol at www.sdpb.org/statehouse

Pledge Of Allegiance Bill Goes Next To The Senate

The South Dakota House agrees with a measure requiring public school students to recite the Pledge of Allegiance every day. Republican State Representative Hal Wick says reciting the Pledge displays patriotism that honors those who serve our country. He believes this legislation accepts all the state’s residents.

"We put together a bill that would require that the time be taken every day, to be able to say the Pledge. And if you read it, it also leaves time, or leaves the ability, of the student or person that doesn’t want to say the pledge doesn’t have to. They just have to be respectful of those that are," Representative Wick says.

Some lawmakers question if this bill removes local control. House Bill 1150 passed the House unanimously and it goes next to the Senate.

Nate Wek is currently the sports content producer and sports and rec beat reporter for South Dakota Public Broadcasting. He is a graduate of South Dakota State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism Broadcasting and a minor in Leadership. From 2010-2013 Nate was the Director of Gameday Media for the Sioux Falls Storm (Indoor Football League) football team. He also spent 2012 and 2013 as the News and Sports Director of KSDJ Radio in Brookings, SD. Nate, his wife Sarah, and three sons, Braxan, Jordy, and Anders live in Canton, SD.