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Since when is it illegal to say the "Pledge of Allegiance" in school? Since when is it illegal for a teacher to send a disruptive student out of class?
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he wasn't origanaly sent from the room for 'disruptive behavior', the origanal charge was-
"Laven told Woodbury to stand outside the classroom when he wouldn't say the Pledge of Allegiance in his U.S. history and constitution class last semester. "
and if you read the article you would see many violations of school regulations, constitutional law, and basic decency-
school reg. violation-
"students cannot be compelled to stand or recite the pledge. Pupils also should not be left outside of the classroom unsupervised"
constitutional law violation-
"A landmark 1943 U.S. Supreme Court case, West Virginia State Board of Education vs. Barnette, established that students cannot be compelled to recite the pledge." I would assume this would include not only direct punishment, but also compelling them by singling them out or making them leave the class
basic decency-
"when her son presented a packet of information about students' rights to refuse to say the pledge, Laven threw the materials into a trash can and said he didn't care what the law is."
this man is a profesional teacher, he should know the rules and regs of his school.
he teaches a class on 'US history and constitution', he should be familiar with his subject matter.
and anybody who will not even look at the evedence compiled by the student shouldn't be allowed anywhere near a class on the constitution.
if I was a teacher, teaching about the constitution, I would be thrilled that a kid used the constitution, investigated his rights, and compiled evidence. the hell with disceplining him the kid deserved extra-credit for his additional homework