Effective immediately, students across the Halton Catholic District School Board will recite the Oath of Citizenship at the start of each school day, the only ones in the province to do so, according to an Oakville trustee.

In a unique move approved by the board Tuesday night, the oath was added to prayer as a mandatory part of the day for Catholic students.

“I believe we are the only board in the province that are asking students to read the Oath of Citizenship daily,” said Marai, chair of the policy committee, which presented the recommendation to the board.

It is reasonable to expect that there will be a phase-in period, added Marai.