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Minersville School District v. Gobitis  

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  • At issue in Minersville School District v. Gobitis (1940) was the constitutionality of a mandatory flag salute ceremony in school. A local board of education required that both students and teachers participate in a daily flag salute ceremony that included the Pledge of Allegiance and extended hand to salute the American flag. [Source: Encyclopedia of Education Law; Minersville school District v. Gobitis]

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  • 1940

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