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 framework for educational practices within 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 and a specific pledge to the West Virginia flag 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.

Significantly, the bill proposes to eliminate the mandatory "Next Generation" standards set by the West Virginia Department of Education, allowing districts to adopt their own classical curriculum standards or create customized standards that align with their strategic plans. It also seeks to replace mandatory state general summative assessment testing with district-level testing choices, limit statewide testing to a statistical random sample for policy research, and provide a variety of testing services, such as the SAT or CLT, for parents interested in their children's performance on national assessments.

Statutes affected:
Introduced Version: 18-36-1