> -----Original Message----- > From: G [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 3:40 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: [QUARRANTINE] Re: Breaking news > > So here's a question: If requiring the recitation of the pledge in it's > current form in a public school is unconstitutional, is the OPTIONAL > recitation of that same pledge also unconstitutional? > > It was always my understanding that I could refuse to recite the pledge > without any punishment. Is this ok? Or is the fact that the rest of my > class > is probably going to recite it...coercive?
Yup - it is. Especially for a young child. It's not as much an issue in later grades... but are first and second graders really capable of choosing not say it on principle? Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:174166 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
