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[quote=Anonymous]As a general matter, no, a school cannot require a student to stand for the pledge or otherwise participate in the pledge, regardless of the basis for their opposition to participating. The school also can't discipline a student if they decide to take a knee during the pledge, turn their back to the flag, or engage in similar forms of expression. That said, that doesn't mean a student can just do whatever they want during the pledge and get away with it. If the school rule is that students must stay with their teachers and cannot be unattended in the hallway, the fact that the class is saying the pledge doesn't mean the student can decide to wander the halls alone as a form of protest. If students are not allowed to stand on desks because of the risk of injury from falling, that the pledge is going on doesn't mean the school has to grant an exception to that rule. As long as the restrictions are reasonably related to appropriate school goals/purposes (such as student safety) and are not applied selectively based on the content of the student's expression, the school can enforce behavioral rules/requirements.[/quote]

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