Pledge of Allegiance

[douglas9]

HOUSTON – A federal court in Texas ruled that a former high school student may pursue her compelled speech claim against her sociology teacher who allegedly tried to force her to transcribe the Pledge of Allegiance and compared people who abstain from saying the pledge to “Soviet communists, supporters of Sharia, and people who condone pedophilia.”

The former student’s free speech claims against other teachers, alleging she was disciplined and harassed for sitting silently during the pledge, fail because the alleged misconduct occurred before the student’s mother sent in a request for her child to be exempt from saying the pledge in school.

https://www.courthousenews.com/pledge-of-allegiance-4/

[rownesheck]

1. Hope she wins this case.

It's well past time to get rid of the pledge. Say it at home if you want, but keep it out of public schools.

[rama2020]

2. Children Should NOT Be Saying Something They Do NOT Understand

I never understood as a child this ritual chant. Like a cult member member just saying it to say it. This religious chant does should not be said by children. I am a six year veteran and as an adult I knew what I was doing. If the voting age is lowered then the chant should be said by those adults who understand what they are saying and why they say this chant. School is where people learn and if they do NOT want to chant with the other cult members then in this country people do not have to CHANT....