Parents Fight Over Pledging Allegiance In Schools

I have to admit, I was taken aback a little when I overheard my son's school reciting the Pledge of Allegiance and the Pledge to the Texas flag. As I was sitting in my car listening over the loud speaker, I was surprised to hear it. I did not recall reading anywhere in the literature that they still did this act at school. This is my only child and he is in the kindergarten. Since I have noticed an array of hues and tones of children going into the school, I wondered how some of the students were doing with this ritual.

Residents are waving the flag in Brookline, Mass., both for — and against —the Pledge of Allegiance.

Courts have ruled that public schools cannot compel students to recite the pledge, so in Brookline, as elsewhere, the pledge is voluntary.

But critics say there's still pressure on students to conform, and they want the pledge out of the classroom altogether.

A Concern About Peer Pressure

Brookline parent Martin Rosenthal says he is very patriotic. He proudly put his hand on his heart and pledged allegiance to the flag at a recent community event. But, he says, the pledge has no place in the classroom.

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