Yeah, kids refusing to do what their teachers tell them to do, that's a good idea. Hell, I can just imagine the reaction had I told any of my grade school teachers I wasn't going to say the pledge. It would've been to the principal's office with a subsequent visit to the school by my mother (who would have smacked me upside the head and told me to respect God like a good Catholic, btw
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"Under God" wasn't in there to begin with, so take it out. If you feel the school should give kids time in the morning to pray, then fine. Have 10 minutes of quiet time for the kids to sit at their desks and do whatever the hell they want. Finish homework, read, pray, whatever. I couldn't care less if a kid wants to wear a cross around their neck, either. That's their choice and the school and their teachers shouldn't have anything to do with it. I also don't think school uniforms are a good idea, for much the same reasons.
I also don't have a problem with them reciting the pledge every morning without the Under God in it (hell, it really didn't bother me all that much with Under God in it, but now that it's been brought up as an issue...). I think trying to develop respect for one's nation is a good thing, particularly when you're still free to critisize it.
Those are my humble opinions, and just as valid and unimportant as the bible thumpers. I'm sorry some of you hold such spite for non-believers.