Oregon

Title 30. Education and Culture
Chapter 336. Conduct of Schools Generally
Holidays; Special Observances; Required Courses of Study

ORS § 336.057 (2003) – Courses in Constitution and history of United States.

In all public schools courses of instruction shall be given in the Constitution of the United States and in the history of the United States. These courses shall:

(1) Begin not later than the opening of the eighth grade and shall continue in grades 9 through 12.

(2) Be required in all state institutions of higher education, except the Oregon Health and Science University, and in all state and local institutions that provide education for patients or inmates to an extent to be determined by the Superintendent of Public Instruction.

SECTION 22. ORS 336.067 is amended to read:

336.067. (1) In public schools special emphasis shall be given to instruction in:

(a) Honesty, morality, courtesy, obedience to law, respect for the national flag, the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Oregon, respect for parents and the home, the dignity and necessity of honest labor and other lessons that tend to promote and develop an upright and desirable citizenry. …

[This statute was located on July 18, 2005 and may have been modified or amended since that date.]