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Club drops student in pledge dispute Dayton Daily News FRANKLIN | Franklin High School�s drama class and thespian club dropped a junior from its membership Friday after he refused to say �under God� while reciting the Pledge of Allegiance during morning announcements. The drama class handles announcements on the school�s public address system and closed-circuit television station. During the broadcast, the student omitted the words from the prepared script, school officials said. Drama class teacher Patty Pinney said she met with the student, his father and administrators Friday and it was decided he would be removed from the class. He will receive half of the credits. Pinney said the decision on removal was based on several incidents throughout the school year and not only for the pledge. �I tell everyone that if you can�t say �under God,� then don�t do the pledge. Somebody else will step in,� Pinney said. �I don�t want to go against anyone�s religion or anything of the sort.� The student said he asked Pinney not to place him �in the position I was in.� Usually, he said, other students read the pledge. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
