“Just as the First Amendment prevents public schools from forcing students to pledge allegiance to the flag, it prevents those schools from compelling them to wear religious attire. If students were required to do that as part of a curricular field trip, it would conflict with the First Amendment's bar on compelled speech,”

Adam Goldstein · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-26

Goldstein said that compelling students to wear religious attire on a curricular field trip would violate the First Amendment's bar on compelled speech.