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Originally Posted by epchick
The kid should be punished for telling the teacher to "jump off a bridge." Sorry Dad, we won't even go into students rights, but in the non-school world, I don't think the first amendment would cover that.
Now whether the kid should say the Pledge? Ehhh, that's kinda iffy. I've known people who disagreed with the "under God" part, so they would leave that out. I don't think its THAT big a deal (but then again, i'm the one who won't say the Texas pledge lol)
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Agreed. I've never been a fan of the "under god" part, but I always stood out of respect for the pledge and the others in the room. Sometimes I said the whole pledge other than that line, and sometimes I just stood quietly.
It's cool that the 10 year old feels so strongly about something and is willing to take a stand for it, but you've got to do it in a respectful manner. And threats (even if idle) are not high on the respect scale.