Must a child stand for pledge in Virginia
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Anonymous
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Must a child stand for pledge in Virginia And if so, how does that fit with Barnett’s (1943)?
Is it because you don’t have to say it but we can still make you stand? |
Anonymous
| No |
Anonymous
Arlington? The case seems to say you don’t have to recite. |
Anonymous
| Your child can’t stand there and say nothing? I’m guessing your kid just wants to be like the others and not a political pawn. |
Anonymous
Appellate courts have held that you cannot force a student to stand. |
Anonymous
| Wasn't this just discussed last week? I'm having a strange sense of deja vu... |
Anonymous
| No. A school can require that a student remain quiet during the Pledge, but they cannot compel that student to stand or to say the Pledge. |
Anonymous
| Ah yes, in the school and education forum (where it belongs): http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/718136.page |
Anonymous
| Why wouldn't they stand? I stand for other country's pledges and national anthems. |
Anonymous
religion |
Anonymous
It doesn't matter why. It is a first amendment issue and standing/not standing is symbolic speech. |
Anonymous
or lawful demonstration. |
Anonymous
Few other countries have public pledges of allegiance. Unless you are spending a lot of time in North Korea, I doubt you stand for other countries' pledges. |
Anonymous
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Yawn. My fault for clicking on this waste of time.
Answer - no. |
Anonymous
| No. |