5214 () posted 227 days ago by HeartofStone 227 days ago by HeartofStone +5214 / -0 199 comments share 199 comments share save hide report block hide child comments Comments (199) sorted by: top new old worst You're viewing a single comment thread. View all comments, or full comment thread. ▲ 1 ▼ – mateus 1 point 226 days ago +1 / -0 And yet teachers were leading kids in the pledge long after that decision. permalink save report block reply ▲ 3 ▼ – PoohClimbsTrees 3 points 226 days ago +3 / -0 That is allowed. They just can't require them to participate (legally) if they have a religious objection. My classrooms all did it. The JW kids either stood silently not saluting (I was taught to always stand out of respect) or left the room. We had to leave for Birthday/holiday parties. What we didn't do was force others to change how they behaved like many try to do today. permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 1 ▼ – mateus 1 point 226 days ago +1 / -0 I'm well aware that it's allowed, and my response was to the poster who cited a 1943 SC decision as the reason students couldn't be forced to recite the pledge--when even decades after that, students were reciting it without issue. permalink parent save report block reply
And yet teachers were leading kids in the pledge long after that decision.
That is allowed. They just can't require them to participate (legally) if they have a religious objection.
My classrooms all did it. The JW kids either stood silently not saluting (I was taught to always stand out of respect) or left the room.
We had to leave for Birthday/holiday parties.
What we didn't do was force others to change how they behaved like many try to do today.
I'm well aware that it's allowed, and my response was to the poster who cited a 1943 SC decision as the reason students couldn't be forced to recite the pledge--when even decades after that, students were reciting it without issue.