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Pledge of Confusion? Schools Wrestle With Flag Policy in ClassroomIt's a new school year, but an old fight is brewing in American classrooms. Teachers and administrators around the country are scratching their heads once again over the Pledge of Allegiance.The courts have consistently ruled that students have the right not to recite the pledge in public schools. But now some First Amendment advocates are taking it one step further, arguing that the law compels educators to inform kids at the beginning of school that the decision is entirely up to them.They're advocating a "Miranda warning" for the Pledge -- an administrative notice to students that they have the right to remain silent.“The Pledge of Allegiance creates a constitutional problem. You have to tell students they can opt out,†the Rev. Barry Lynn, executive director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, told FOX News.New Mexico dealt with this question last month when its education secretary upheld that students are permitted to opt out of the Pledge, but rejected an ACLU-backed amendment that would require schools to inform parents and students that they have the option.
