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DES MOINES — Iowa students would be required to sing part of the national anthem at school each day under a bill advanced Wednesday by a House Education subcommittee. ....
The bill, which said it won’t apply in private schools, would require students and teachers to sing “at least one verse” of the anthem each day. Students and teachers would be allowed to opt out of singing the anthem, but they would be required to stand if able and remain silent while the anthem is sung. ....