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NC public schools would have to post 'In God We Trust' signs under proposed bill

RALEIGH, N.C. — Two local lawmakers are sponsoring a new House bill that would require schools to display both the national and North Carolina mottos prominently on campus grounds.

House Bill 965 would require all schools to display "In God We Trust" and the state motto "To Be, Rather Than To Seem" in every public school.

It would also require students to recite the Pledge of Allegiance and require schools to fly the U.S. and North Carolina flags.

House Bill 965 was filed Thursday and sponsored by four Republican members of the House of Representatives: Bert Jones of Rockingham County, Linda Johnson of Cabarrus County, Dean Arp of Union County and Phil Shepherd of Onslow County.

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