An American flag decorates the door of the first-grade classroom at North Valley Academy in Gooding. The K-12th grade public charter school is the first in Idaho to advertise itself as a patriotic choice for parents, with an emphasis on individual freedoms and free-market capitalism. A second patriotic-themed charter school has been proposed in Idaho Falls. (AP Photo/Jessie L. Bonner)

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Question: Would you send your children to a charter school that advertises itself as a patriotic choice for parents?

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