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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Okay so you can't "force" a student to stand, but can you tell them "Larlo, please stand up during the pledge" and if they don't then say "Please be respectful during the pledge" but all without literally forcing them to stand?  Anything wrong with that?

And BTW I find that when students don't stand for the pledge in elementary school it is generally because they are distracted or silly or whatever, not making any kind of actual statement.[/quote]

No. Just say nothing. If they are being disruptive, discipline them whatever way you discipline other disruptions. [/quote]

Kind of hard to discipline someone when I and the other students are all saying the pledge of allegiance.  Discipline them after for being disruptive?  I'd just as soon put a stop to it in the moment, five seconds, done.[/quote]

Let’s make it a little easier for you:
Disruptive? Discipline. 
Not disruptive? STFU. 
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I am totally fine with respecting a student's beliefs regarding the pledge and if they choose to not stand for that reason I'm okay with it.  However, I consider it a critical part of my job as an educator to teach my students what it means to be respectful, of other's beliefs and of cultural norms.  I have to do that because parents like you, who think it's a good idea to tell a stranger on the internet to "STFU", don't teach their children what it means to be respectful.[/quote]

This is true and sadly teachers everywhere spend a large part of their day teaching children to be kind and respectful. [/quote]

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