Can schools compel students to recite the pledge of allegiance? As the United States Supreme Court made plain in a 1943 case involving a family of Jehovah's Witnesses, the answer is "no." Notwithstanding this long standing principle, ensconced in state law and regulation, a Montgomery County MD teacher had school security police escort a student from class for refusing to recite the pledge.
Is there something about "...liberty...for all" that is unclear? Actually, as an article in The Washington Post makes clear, the teacher violated Maryland state law and regulation by his actions. Are we teaching Civics anymore? Maybe we should start by teaching the teachers.
A letter from the student's attorney to the school principal provides an excellent summary of case law and regulation concerning the issue.
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