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Florida Education Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas has initiated a daily Pledge of Allegiance recitation for Department of Education employees.

While the Supreme Court has ruled against compelled speech, having to listen to the Pledge is generally not considered a violation.

The new practice aligns with a Trump-era executive order promoting patriotic education.

Education Commissioner Anastasios "Stasi" Kamoutsas wants the 1,500 employees at the state Department of Education in Tallahassee to start their days just as Florida students do:

With the Pledge of Allegiance.

The recently-begun practice began at 9 a.m. Aug. 18 with the pledge broadcast over the public address system for the Turlington Building, the department's headquarters.

And it's been happening daily

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