Bill > H397

This bill mandates that all public school districts in Massachusetts require students to complete a civics education course before graduating from secondary school, which refers to high school. The decision of whether to offer this civics course at the high school level or at the intermediate school level, which typically includes middle school, will be at the discretion of each school district's administration. Additionally, the bill allows for this civics education to be integrated into an existing social studies curriculum if it is deemed appropriate.