-Caveat Lector- By JENNIFER COLEMAN Associated Press Writer CARSON CITY (AP) -- A bill requiring schools to set aside time at the start of each day for students to recite the Pledge of Allegiance was approved Wednesday by the Senate Human Resources and Facilities Committee. AB144 now goes to the full Senate for approval. Assemblywoman Bonnie Parnell, D-Carson City, the bill's author, says AB144 is necessary because in many schools the pledge isn't recited. She said she got hundreds of messages on the bill from people who want the pledge recited in schools. Parnell said the initial version of the bill was improperly written and read as if she opposed the Pledge of Allegiance. She said the opposite is true. While the bill doesn't provide any exemptions from the pledge requirement, Parnell said U.S. Supreme Court decisions and existing laws permit Jehovah's Witnesses and other pupils to refuse to recite the pledge for matters of conscience. A teacher for 21 years, Parnell said students can step out of the room or merely stand if they object to the recitation. DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance�not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
