On Monday, Sept. 19, students across the district will study the Constitution as part of the district’s observance of the national "Constitution Day and Citizenship Day."

District students already study the Constitution in grades 5, 8, and 10, as well as 12th-grade Government class. This year and future years, though, students will receive an extra opportunity to learn about the Constitution.

By federal law, schools and colleges that receive federal money must teach about the Constitution on Sept. 17, the day the document was adopted in 1787. If Sept. 17 falls on a weekend or holiday, as it does this year, schools must schedule instruction immediately before or after that date.

As students learn more about the Constitution, maybe it’s a good time for the rest of us to brush up on it, too.

"The Constitution is one of our most important historic documents. As citizens, we need to know how it protects our freedoms and how it can affect our lives," says Brenda Chapman, the district’s Social Studies coordinator.

If you’d like to review the Constitution, visit the National Constitution Center or the National Archives.

If you want to jump straight to the amendments to the Constitution, visit the National Constitution Center’s section on the amendments.

For fascinating background information on the Constitution, visit the National Archives questions and answers section.