The proposed bill, known as the West Virginia Constitutional Schools Act of 2025, aims to amend the Code of West Virginia by establishing a new article that outlines various educational practices and policies for schools in the state. Key provisions include the requirement for schools to designate a daily time for prayer or meditation, the inclusion of the Pledge of Allegiance to both the United States and West Virginia flags at the start of each school day, and the distribution of the West Virginia Constitution to students and parents at the beginning of the school year. Additionally, the bill mandates that the preamble of the Constitution be read over the intercom during the first week of school.

Furthermore, the bill proposes significant changes to the educational standards and assessment methods currently in place. It calls for the removal of the mandatory "Next Generation" standards set by the West Virginia Department of Education, allowing districts to adopt classical curriculum standards or create their own. The bill also seeks to eliminate mandatory state general summative assessment testing, replacing it with district-level testing choices tailored to the needs of students. County boards of education would be required to limit statewide testing to a statistical random sample and offer alternative testing services, such as the SAT or Classical Learning Test, for parents interested in their children's performance on national assessments.

Statutes affected:
Introduced Version: 18-36-1