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Jan 19, 2004
I have a student in my classroom that refuses to stand
during the pledge of allegiance. My principal told me that
the superintendent sent a note directed to all teachers
that all students must stand in respect for the flag. She
told me that I should provide a list of students who do not
want to stand or say the pledge. She will call the parents
of these children. The student claims that his parents have
talked to him about the first amendment of freedom of
speech of the U.S. constitution. Now there are other
students that refuse to stand. They say that they can be
patriotic and still exercise their freedom of speech. Now,
I feel confused...are these parents hippies that are giving
me a hard time?
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The student and his parents are correct. The Supreme Court
declared in 1943 in a case called West Virginia v. Barnette
that a student cannot be forced to stand and recite the
Pledge of Allegiance. The First Amendment protects not only
the freedom of speech but the freedom not to speak. A
student may opt ...See More