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Originally Posted by Kevin
Meh.. so?
This is on CNN?
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Exactly.
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Originally Posted by ree-Xi
A 10-year old boy refuses to state the Pledge of Allegiance until "gays and lesbians" have the same liberties as heterosexuals.
The kid told the teacher she could "jump off a bridge". Dad says the kid quoted his first amendment right. He also said that kids at school call him a "gaywad".
So what do you think - smart, empathetic kid, a product of what he hears in the news, or taking on parental views?
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There's no way the kid came up with this on his own. He's parroting mom and dad, who should be making him very sorry he ever spoke to a teacher that way. If you're going to take a stand like this, at least do it without mouthing off at the teacher.
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Originally Posted by ASTalumna06
The Constitution protects people against the GOVERNMENT... Not against their teacher giving them detention.
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Assuming this is a public school, it's operated by the government and the teacher acts on behalf of the government.
The First Amendment still isn't going to help him, though.