RCS students mark Freedom Week by reading excerpt from Declaration of Independence

RCS presented a Freedom Week program during the week of Sept. 17 in which students from governor's civic seal–nominated schools read an excerpt of the Declaration of Independence, the district's presenter said. The video opened with an introduction to the week and the program's goal of connecting students to foundational civic texts; the presenter congratulated a record nine schools nominated for the governor's civic seal for their commitment to civics education.

"Together, these students remind us civic knowledge, civic engagement, civic responsibility remain essential to preserving freedom," the presenter said, closing the reading and urging continued student involvement in civic life. The readings included passages about natural rights, the consent of the governed and the people's right to alter a government, which the program framed as lessons in the reasoning behind the nation's founding documents. No formal votes or policy actions were part of the presentation.