I was commenting on the earlier thread comments that we should mandate everyone say the pledge, not the school's actions. Which if you read any of my posts, you would probably understand I am opposed to. The school shouldn't restrict voluntary recitation. That being said, with "3 seconds' research," the story doesn't seem to be that the school prevented Harrington from saying the pledge, but rather that they chose not to have "voluntary" participation during loudspeaker broadcast Pledges during class time. So tell the teen to get there five minutes early or during a break and express patriotism to his heart's content.
OK, I see...maybe if you read the article, you would know what the discussion is in the first place. Lets make a pact Steve, I promise to read your posts clearly (as usual) and you promise to at least read the article linked I doubt the article could be any clearer:
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"The Arlington, Mass., school committee has rejected the 17-year-old's request to allow students to voluntarily recite the Pledge of Allegiance, because some educators are concerned that it would be hard to find teachers willing to recite it, according to a report in the Arlington Patch. "
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Or, is Line in the Sand on to something here....