Anonymous wrote:I'm not implying free-loading, touchy touchy. I am implying that when you avail yourself of free, public education in a host country there should be zero objection to a salute to the flag. Children may wish to sit it out, but the option to salute should be there for all children. Public schools are part of our civil society, and saluting the flags is a civic ritual.

What the ?????? Now who's being touchy? The only people who have ever legally objected to the pledge and filed suits are Americans. Only about half the states even require the "civic ritual".

Our DCPS can't even afford to have flags in class. If they did, I'd have to get my kid a pledge tutor so he could be "advanced" in saluting.

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Anonymous wrote:Our DCPS doesn't do either. We have many families from outside the US.

Receiving free, public education? And?

I do not know what you mean. I am one of those from outside the US and my kids go to DCPS. I live in DC, have a high paying job and pay a serious amount of federal and DC taxes. there are other foreigners at my kids' school, all in the same situation. if you look for freeloaders, look much closer to home

I'm not implying free-loading, touchy touchy. I am implying that when you avail yourself of free, public education in a host country there should be zero objection to a salute to the flag. Children may wish to sit it out, but the option to salute should be there for all children. Public schools are part of our civil society, and saluting the flags is a civic ritual.

I think it is getting a little confusing. I am in my fifties and I can't remember the flag salute but do remember the pledge allegiance.

one of previous posters here. no flag salute at our DCPS, but the pledge of allegiance is done every morning (somebody said it on the speaker, and kids say it while in class, no formal ceremony).

Pledge of Allegiance, that was let go due to budget cuts. Reciting a oath can't be captured in the DC CAS. Get wit the program.

OP here. By flag salute I mean the pledge of allegiance. So it sounds like some DCPS schools still do it.

Anonymous wrote:sorry, that looks like Nazi Germany to me. Is the OP upset that this isn't being forced on children? What the hell?

No, it's the Bellamy salute. US of A.

sorry, that looks like Nazi Germany to me. Is the OP upset that this isn't being forced on children? What the hell?

what the hell is a flag salute? seriously, I am a DCPS graduate ('87) and I have no idea what that is.

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Anonymous wrote:Our DCPS doesn't do either. We have many families from outside the US.

Receiving free, public education? And?

I do not know what you mean. I am one of those from outside the US and my kids go to DCPS. I live in DC, have a high paying job and pay a serious amount of federal and DC taxes. there are other foreigners at my kids' school, all in the same situation. if you look for freeloaders, look much closer to home

Anonymous wrote:Our DCPS doesn't do either. We have many families from outside the US.

Receiving free, public education? And?

Our DCPS doesn't do either. We have many families from outside the US.

I do not think they do it at my DD's DCPS (elementary), and it does not bother me a bit, actually I am happy. she goes to school so she can get an education.

the flag salute can be learnt somewhere else, there is already the pleadge of allegiance every day, sounds more than enough. I think this is something families can, and should, take care of.

Do any public schools in DC, DCPS or charter, teach students the flag salute? I know they do not do it at DD's charter, which admittedly bothers me a little.