School in patriotic storm after principal allows students to opt out of the Pledge of Allegiance

David Gardner:

A school was at the centre of a patriotism row after the principal sent home permission slips allowing students to opt out of saying the Pledge of Allegiance.

The letter home sparked an outcry in Brookline, Massachusetts. Parents were asked to tick off whether or not they wanted their children to participate when the principal started reciting the pledge weekly over the school's public address system.

'It's PC ridiculousness,' said parent Sean Bielat. 'Remember when the presumption was that we were all good Americans and we all loved the country and we had no problem saying, "Yes, I pledge allegiance"?'

Posted by Jim Zellmer at December 27, 2010 1:13 AM
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