Newsvine-School girl becomes confrontational to fellow student for not standing

[Ptarmigan]

School girl becomes confrontational to fellow student for not standing to pledge, Suspended. Her parents are outraged over the violation to her free speech rights. (UPDATED)

ashepp3

Um, who the hell cares if someone doesn't stand for the pledge? When did the USA become a dictatorship?

Regardless of this confusing aspect of the article, it seems likely to me that the girl was lying or confused, but once again, who cares? This is crazy.
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#1.4 - Tue Sep 1, 2009 3:08 PM CST

Adrian Thorn

I've always found the pledge to be alittle Nazi-esque. Maybe these conservatives and Teabaggers don't have a problem swearing to serve the State, but I'll fight the state the second it becomes unjust.

Needless to say, I've been fighting for a while...
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#1.5 - Tue Sep 1, 2009 3:19 PM CST

Don't like the Pledge, than don't say it! 

California Militia

Adrian,

the pledge used to be as you say "Nazi-esque" in that at the end when you state one nation under god, people used to pull their hand from their heart and put it out like the nazi salute.

comparing any other portion of it to the nazi's just means you really dont understand and are going for the shock affect.

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#1.6 - Tue Sep 1, 2009 3:42 PM CST

Someone with reason.

Thank you Ed for the link.

Everybody should read that link. It really gives a fuller picture of the situation.

This ROTC girl is a typical far-right racist.
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#3.4 - Tue Sep 1, 2009 7:08 AM CST

I know a lot of leftists who are racists. Also, I know many ROTC people who are not exactly right wingers.

http://jedipunk.newsvine.com/_news/2009/09/01/3213639-school-girl-becomes-confrontational-to-fellow-student-for-not-standing-to-pledge-suspended-her-parents-are-outraged-over-the-violation-to-her-free-speech-rights-updated

[thundley4]

Something is fishy about this story.

http://tampabay.com/news/education/k12/hernando-student-lied-about-seeing-muslim-student-sit-during-pledge/1032571

[Ptarmigan]

I already knew about it. Still, lot of moonbats at Newsvine.

[MrsSmith]

Since when do schoolkids get suspended for saying mean stuff?  Seriously!!  If the schools suspended every kid that said something mean to another kid, they'd be  EMPTY!   

[Flame]

Since when do schoolkids get suspended for saying mean stuff?  Seriously!!  If the schools suspended every kid that said something mean to another kid, they'd be  EMPTY!   

Ever since bullying became a zero tolerance offense, and the definition of bullying will soon be "He looked at me funny".

[NHSparky]

Apparently now the school district and teachers are claiming the student in question lied and never left the homeroom, and never saw the Muslim student in question not stand for the Pledge.

[thundley4]

Apparently now the school district and teachers are claiming the student in question lied and never left the homeroom, and never saw the Muslim student in question not stand for the Pledge.

Yet she was still suspended according to that article.  Either it was poorly written, or I'm missing something.

[formerlurker]

School officials would not release the identity of the Muslim student or any other facts about her. Duval did confirm the girl is new to Springstead this year.

 

Uh Principal Duval?  You shouldn't have released any "facts" about the student who was suspended either.    Privacy laws?   mean anything to you Ms. Duval?   

[BlueStateSaint]

 

Uh Principal Duval?  You shouldn't have released any "facts" about the student who was suspended either.    Privacy laws?   mean anything to you Ms. Duval?   

No, and maybe Ms. Duval needs to lose a lot of money--and issue a public apology--before she gets the point.