In homeroom period in junior high school, our teacher had us recite the Pledge of Allegiance every morning. Each day a student would lead the Pledge - bascially, the teacher just went down the row. There were two students who told the teacher that they did not wish to say the pledge, nor did they wish to lead when it came to their turn. I don't know about the first girl, but the other student was a girl who sat right next to me - she is a Jehovah's Witness. As I recall, the two girls wouldn't recite, but they did stand up. Our teacher had no problem with that at all and simply skipped over them. None of the students made fun of them. It wasn't an issue; saying the Pledge was voluntary.
.....Kelly
