{"data":{"id":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-15.1-19-03.1","jurisdiction":"us-nd","citation":"N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-19-03.1","heading":"Recitation of prayer - Period of silence - Pledge of allegiance","body":"1.A student voluntarily may pray aloud or participate in religious speech at any time before, during, or after the schoolday to the same extent a student voluntarily may speak or participate in secular speech.\n2.A student of a public or nonpublic school may not be prohibited from voluntarily participating in any student-initiated prayer at an activity held on the premises of a public or nonpublic school.\n3.The board of a school district, school administrator, or teacher may not impose any restriction on the time, place, manner, or location of any student-initiated religious speech or prayer which exceeds the restriction imposed on students' secular speech.\n4.The board of a school, by resolution, may allow a classroom teacher to impose up to one minute of silence for meditation, reflection, or prayer at the beginning of each schoolday.\n5.The board of a school district shall adopt a policy requiring each school to offer all students the opportunity to voluntarily recite the pledge of allegiance at the beginning of each schoolday. A student may not be required to recite the pledge of allegiance, stand during the recitation of the pledge of allegiance, or salute the American flag.","path":["Title 15.1 Elementary And Secondary Education","Chapter 15.1-19 Students And Safety"],"source_url":"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t15-1c19.pdf","current_through":"2026-07-31T11:12:02","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T21:04:14Z","sha256":"e1d832c1623fa6c429e5bcade83866fed39b29606cdf6034b8f6e9da1c39d34b","source_id":"us-nd","stale":true,"prev":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-15.1-19-03","next":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-15.1-19-04"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}