CITIZENSHIP/VALUES EDUCATION

Instructors shall use their best endeavors to impress on the minds of the students and youth committed to their care and instruction the principles of morality and justice and a sacred regard for truth; love of country, humanity and a universal benevolence; the great principles of humanity as illustrated by kindness to birds and animals and regard for all factors which contribute to the well-being of man; industry and frugality; chastity , moderation and temperance; and all other virtues which ornament human society; and to lead those under their care, as their ages and capacities admit, into a particular understanding of the tendency of such virtues to preserve and perfect a republican constitution, secure the blessings of liberty and to promote their future happiness.

American history and civil government, including the Constitution of the United States, the Declaration of Independence, the importance of voting and the privileges and responsibilities of citizenship, shall be taught in and required for graduation from all schools. A course in the history including the Constitution of Maine, Maine geography and the natural, industrial and economic resources of Maine and Maine's cultural and ethnic heritage shall be taught in at least one grade from grade 6 to grade 12.

Legal reference: TITLE 20 MRSA SEC. 1221 TITLE 20-A MRSA SEC. 4706

Adopted: January 24, 1994