Former Colorado State Senator Schultheis: A New Era for Patriotism in Public Schools

A New Era for Patriotism in Public Schools

6/30/25

Fact: America’s Public-School Systems’ policies have become virtually void of any mention of Patriotism which was never intended by our Founding Fathers. Many of the founding documents available regarding patriotism mention a Supreme Being of the Universe, or “God.” Could it be that the reason America’s history is being scrubbed is because it validates the reliance on God? As Karl Marx said, "The first battlefield is to rewrite history. Take away the heritage of a people and they are easily persuaded.” -- Karl Marx

America has had several decades of indifference to patriotism. Failure to accurately teach American History in the public school system is destroying our collective knowledge of the past, including the important role of Religion. If the U.S is to regain its former status in the world, serious action must be taken to address the founding principles upon which our country was based, with due recognition to the enormous courage and sacrifice exhibited by the Founding Fathers, even at the cost of their lives. This is now particularly important with the current invasion of our country taking place by millions of the world’s people from countries whose people have no idea of the United States’ Republican form of government.

George Orwell once said, “Who controls the past, controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.'” With the anti-American and anti-Jewish displays seen on college campuses all over the world, Orwell’s warning could not be more current. Read More...

“The first battlefield is to rewrite history. Take away the heritage of a people and they are easily persuaded.” – Karl Marx

Poling recently taken by GALLUP showed a major, disturbing drop in U.S. Adults’ Pride in being Americans from 2001-2025 https://tinyurl.com/4tuz6rhs

In a series of surveys conducted from 2001 to 2025, respondents were asked how proud they were to be an American. re extremely/very proud dropping from 87% to 58%, while simply very “Very Proud” dropping from 32% to 17%. --- the lowest percentage ever recorded in recent history. Patriotism is declining rapidly in America. Public schools’ rewriting of history is the major cause. Patriotism must begin at home and be reinforced within public schools. School districts should consider encouraging parents to work with the schools to effectuate a change.

The nation’s public schools provide an ideal location for cultivating patriotic fervor. Below are a few examples of how Patriotism might be expressed within the Public School System:

1. Public school district boards might consider creating a Resolution and related policy acknowledging decades of diminishing emphasis on America’s history, and the resultant decrease in patriotism, reliance on the Supreme Being, and committing to emphasize patriotism’s importance to the nation’s abundance and future. Writings by the Founding Fathers and others engaged in the formation of the U.S. Constitution, including the Bill of Rights, often referred to patriotic themes that included their reliance on God.

2. At school district board meetings:

a. Following the reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance, read the Preamble to the Colorado Constitution. ( https://tinyurl.com/yshz4ts9 ) which states, “We, the people of Colorado, with profound reverence for the Supreme Ruler of the Universe, in order to form a more independent and perfect government; establish justice; insure tranquillity; provide for the common defense; promote the general welfare and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this constitution for the “State of Colorado”.

b. Encourage Board Members to include comments and periodic quotes from the Founding Fathers that further the importance of education and the concept of patriotism in their public statements.

3. Either on the exterior of every public-school building, post the U.S. National Motto, “In God we Trust.” Following Texas’ example, the Texas Supreme Court acknowledged the right to visibly post the U.S. National Motto. Numerous other examples exist in other states. Suggestion: While not necessary, the posters’ costs could be covered through donations. (https://tinyurl.com/2s32d6yr)

Unlike many states, school districts do not need a state statute because this would fall w/in the category of curriculum, “teaching.”

a. OR…Require U.S. Motto be posted in every classroom, the Teachers’ Lounge, and main entrance to each school. See Louisiana and others. ( (https://tinyurl.com/2w9fyuvp ).

b. AND…place the U.S. Motto on the wall behind the Board Room dais.

c. Making it optional will cause dissension.

4. Require all teachers to lead their classes in the Pledge of Allegiance. Each teacher at the commencement of the first class of each day, in all grades in every school, shall lead the class in a group recitation of the ‘Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.’ The Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled that because reciting the Pledge of Allegiance is a patriotic, rather than a religious exercise, saying the words “under God” does not discriminate against atheists. -- May 9, 2014. https://tinyurl.com/zxsnu5mr

Consider a Lesson Plan: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a00e57baeb625aaac139aad/t/5d4dd4e15a831c00019f794e/1565381858719/Pledge+of+Allegiance+Lesson+Plan.pdf

5. Resolutions can be written to provide information on National Holidays[1] and then taught in the classroom rather than “celebrating” minority groups.

6. Historic Documents[2] must be taught at the appropriate elementary, middle school and high school levels.

7. Field Trip to the National Cemetery in Colorado Springs to understand the connection between Liberty and the sacrifice of so many to preserve our freedoms. National Cemetery was dedicated in Colorado Springs in 2018.

8. National Anthem

At appropriate events encourage the singing of the National Anthem, the Star-Spangled Banner, “Oh Say Can You See...”[3]

Giants couch explains why he requires players stand for National Anthem

https://tinyurl.com/4bza3jzx

At District Level:

1. Affix a visible plaque of the U.S. Motto, “In God We Trust” behind the Board Members’ seats.

2. Consider requesting all teachers sign a document annually, that disavows the May 2023 Teachers Union Resolution

In Classrooms

1. Affix an 11x17” poster of the U.S. Motto and Ten Commandments in a prominent location in each classroom and on the district’s website. https://tinyurl.com/57458k38

2. Cite the Pledge of Allegiance in the first class of each day. [4]

3. Post a framed picture of a Founding Father in each classroom with his quote on the importance of Education. The students should be taught about that Founding Father. (A few classrooms may include a quote that contains the word “Bible.”)

4. Teach on the subject of any district Resolution that pertains to a national holiday or other patriotic subject.

5. Require teaching and understanding of Communism and Nazism

6. Communist Goals (Examples)

o Congressional Record

o https://tinyurl.com/bdcpz4dm

o In Florida

§ Communist Regimes FL Bill

o In Arizona

AZ Schools to teach history of all communist regimes.

§ http://tinyurl.com/d2uedhf8

o Britannica summary of Nazism

§ https://tinyurl.com/edn8ud97

7. Socialism Goals

o https://tinyurl.com/mr2ubdm3

8. Create Resolution entitled Victims of Communism Day for Nov 7^th or other appropriate day. Such teaching will encompass items set forth in FL Bill 24-1349.

9. When teaching on the Revolutionary and Civil War, read/sing a couple of songs sung by the soldiers. Some may have religious content that shouldn’t be avoided—it is history. https://tinyurl.com/bdea38wh

Graduation Ceremonies

1. The school district must not censure a valedictorian student’s comments on his/her religion or patriotic views. This freedom should be communicated to the graduating class at the beginning of the senior year.