Hernando School Board Member, John Sweeney - checking in.
Our county is in fact, very patriotic. Per Florida Statute, every day during the last week of September, the students recite the following; “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.” In addition, I visited our schools and personally handed the booklet containing the Constitution, Declaration, Gettysburg address... to many appreciative students, parents, and teachers. As long as I am a School Board member, our founding documents will see the light of day.