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Posted May 10th, 2008 by minortopics | Permalink

Teen suspended for refusing to stand during Pledge of Allegiance

You know, it wouldn’t surprise me if this punk kid refused to stand for the pledge to get a few days off from school.

DILWORTH, Minn. — Fourteen-year-old Bishop Edens was suspended from school Friday because he wouldn’t stand for the Pledge of Allegiance, but he was quickly invited back once his principal learned that rule might be unconstitutional.

The back-and-forth came on the second day of controversy at Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Junior High over the school’s policy of requiring students to stand — but not necessarily recite — during the pledge.

Edens saw three of his classmates get disciplined by Principal Colleen Houglum on Thursday, so he decided to break the rule on Friday in protest. “I feel I should speak my mind about this whole thing,” Edens said.


Information from: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,3548...



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  1. Roxanne Henry
    May 31st, 2008
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    Things must have gotten more stringent since I was in high school (class of ‘96) but I didn’t stand for the Pledge either. I felt it was my right and I exercised it. I was smart, knew the law, and was passionate about it. I felt I didn’t need to go to a church and take part in group chanting to be a spiritual person, and I didn’t need to take part in the group chanting of the Pledge to prove that I love the ideals that my country stands for (most of the time, or is supposed to anyway). Something about both experience was unsettling and kind of creepy, so I didn’t frequent churches and I sat quietly without disruption during the Pledge. I really don’t see what the big deal is?

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