Posted on 02/27/2013 4:28:09 PM PST by Impala64ssa
A Texas high school student has filed a federal lawsuit against her school and her teachers after she was punished for refusing to salute and recite the Mexican pledge of allegiance.
The Thomas More Law Center filed the suit on behalf of Brenda Brinsdon alleging the McAllen Independent School District violated the 15-year-old girls constitutional rights when she was forced to recite the Mexican pledge and sing the Mexican national anthem.
Click here to read the lawsuit.
Brinsdon, who is the daughter of a Mexican immigrant and an American father, refused. She believed it was un-American to pledge a loyalty oath to another country.
Ironically, the school district has a policy that prohibits a school from compelling students to recite the American Pledge of Allegiance.
The district also has a written policy that excuses students from reciting text from the Declaration of Independence if the student as determined by the district, has a conscientious objection to the recitation.
There is a sad trend in public schools across our nation to undermine American patriotism, said Richard Thompson president of the Thomas More Law Center. But its encouraging to see students like Brenda stand up for America despite pressure from school officials.
(Excerpt) Read more at radio.foxnews.com ...
The pledge of allegiance to the Mexican flag:
Bandera de México,
Legado de Nuestros Héroes,
Símbolo de la Unidad
de nuestros Padres
y de nuestros Hermanos.
Te prometemos:
Ser siempre fieles
a los principios de
la libertad y la justicia,
que hacen de Nuestra
Patria la Nación
Independiente, humana
y generosa a la que
entregamos nuestra
existencia.
(Mexican flag
legacy from our heroes
symbol of the unity of our fathers
and our brothers
We promise you:
To be always loyal
to the principles of freedom and justice
that makes this an independant,
human and generous nation,
to which we dedicate our existance.)
Thanks Impala64ssa.
Please don’t be rude and abusive to others. Ask your question politely, and someone will answer it.
F & F, I believe, stands for Fox and Friends in the Morning on FNC (which stands Fox News Channel).
So where is Rick Perry on the issue ?
Pile on me if you want to. If I understand correctly this was a part of an assignment for the whole class, Spanish (which is an elective) .
I took three years of foreign language courses in high school and was given all kinds of classwork.
If I am mistaken here, I will gladly stand corrected.
This has nothing to do with language class.
the guy's a lazy bastard!!!!
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