{"id":198257,"date":"2025-10-12T22:03:46","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T03:03:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=198257"},"modified":"2025-10-13T08:38:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T13:38:35","slug":"students-encouraged-to-read-declaration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2025\/10\/12\/students-encouraged-to-read-declaration\/","title":{"rendered":"Students encouraged to read Declaration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>VW independent staff\/submitted information<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>COLUMBUS &#8212; The Ohio House of Representatives has passed legislation to encourage students in grades 1-12 to read the Declaration of Independence in the classroom during the 2025\u20132026 school year in recognition of its 250th\u00a0anniversary.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"210\" src=\"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Roy-Klopfenstein-1-23-2023.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-162418\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Roy Klopfenstein<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>According to State Representative Roy Klopfenstein (R-Haviland), House Concurrent Resolution 22 does not impose a mandate on schools. Rather, it encourages them to provide students with opportunities to read and study the document that remains foundational to the United States\u2019 constitutional republic, ensuring the next generation of Ohioans understands the nation\u2019s fundamental principles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Our nation is blessed with one of the most significant founding documents, one that affirms our God given right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,&#8221; Rep. Klopfenstein said. &#8220;As we mark this monumental anniversary, it&#8217;s vital that our children read and understand its meaning, because the future of our country rests in their hands.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence takes places on July 4, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>House Concurrent Resolution 22 awaits further consideration from the Ohio Senate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Klopfenstein represents Ohio\u2019s 82nd\u00a0District, which includes all of Van Wert, Paulding, and Putnam counties and the southern portion of Defiance County.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VW independent staff\/submitted information COLUMBUS &#8212; The Ohio House of Representatives has passed legislation to encourage students in grades 1-12 to read the Declaration of Independence in the classroom during the 2025\u20132026 school year in recognition of its 250th\u00a0anniversary. According to State Representative Roy Klopfenstein (R-Haviland), House Concurrent Resolution 22 does not impose a mandate [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-198257","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-21 20:56:00","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198257","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=198257"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198257\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":198297,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198257\/revisions\/198297"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=198257"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=198257"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=198257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}