New Jersey § 18a:36-3

§ 18a:36-3.

Every board of education shall: (a) Procure a United States flag, flagstaff and necessary appliances therefor for

each school in the district and display such flag upon or near the public school building

during school hours; (b) Procure a United States flag, flagstaff and necessary appliances or standard therefor

for each assembly room and each classroom in each school, and display such flag in

the assembly room and each classroom during school hours and at such other time as

the board of education may deem proper; and (c) Require the pupils in each school in the district on every school day to salute

the United States flag and repeat the following pledge of allegiance to the flag:

“I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic

for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice

for all,” which salute and pledge of allegiance shall be rendered with the right hand

over the heart, except that pupils who have conscientious scruples against such pledge

or salute, or are children of accredited representatives of foreign governments to

whom the United States government extends diplomatic immunity, shall not be required

to render such salute and pledge but shall be required to show full respect to the

flag while the pledge is being given merely by standing at attention, the boys removing

the headdress.