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| School sends home permission slips for Pledge of Allegiance |
| 2010-12-22 |
| I caught this story on Fox 25 this morning. One of the newscasters stated something that agree with completely. "At one time, if you were selected to lead the Pledge of Allegiance in class, it was something to be proud of." It is amazing how far we have come. I remember leading the class in the Pledge of Allegiance in the back the 1960's when I was in Elementary School and I was honored for being selected. It is not in the story below, but I remember also hearing that along with the permission slip, another document was also given to the students, outlining the meaning of terms in the Pledge so the parents or guardians can make a informed decision. Perhaps one of the Rantburgers could confirm this. A Brookline school is issuing permission slips to say the Pledge of Allegiance. The principal at the Devotion School says beginning next month his school will begin reciting the pledge over the school intercom. He says students and teachers are not required to participate, but he's hoping the permission slips will encourage parents to have a discussion with their kids about the pledge. |
| Posted by:Delphi |
| #3 Could be worse. Could be quotations from Obama's little blue book. (and yes he does have one in print...) |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2010-12-22 19:57 |
| #2 At least they're letting them say the pledge. There are school districts (like Iowa City) that don't allow the kids to say it at all. |
| Posted by: Swamp Blondie 2010-12-22 10:38 |
| #1 Yeah, it's true. I suppose it's progress. It could've been to open the day with quotations from Mao's Little Red Book. Although I doubt they'd ask for permission to do that. Forget it, Jake. It's...Brookline. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2010-12-22 10:20 |