Pledge of Allegiance flap divides Vermont town

Associated Press ^ | November 14, 2008 | John Curran

[george76]

No one's sure when daily recitations of the Pledge of Allegiance fell by the wayside at Woodbury Elementary School.

But efforts to restore them have erupted into a bitter dispute in this tiny (pop. 810) Vermont town, with school officials blocking the exercise from classrooms amid concerns that it holds nonparticipating children up to scorn.

[nufsed]

I would think people have the right not to participate in the pledge and others have the right to react as they will as long as they're not violent.

The prinicpal is one of these "zero-tolerance, no-victim" types. Can't do anything that might make someone feel bad or violate their right from being offended. Donchano!

[Blackhawk]

That’s okay. pretty soon they will be required to recite the Pledge of Allegiance to the Lord Obama.

[RepublitarianRoger2]

Yeah, well, it’s Vermont.

[ken21]

be interesting to see whether comrade obamao puts his hand over his heart during pledges to our flag.

[stocksthatgoup]

time to cut off all federal and state aid

[YHAOS]

"Can't do anything that might make someone feel bad or violate their right from being offended."

Well . . . this Principal's behavior makes me feel bad and it violates my right to not be offended.

[nufsed]

We are becoming a nation of spineless, irresponsible idiots.

[Canedawg]

Yeah, well, it’s Vermont.

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Yep, way up towards the northeast kingdom of vermont. It’s kind of backwards/backwoods up there.

[Thumper1960]

Must be a lot of inbreeding in Vermont.

Isn't that waste of human skin, Bernie "Castro" Sanders from Vermont?

[billorites]

Every dollar spent on public education is money down a rat hole.

[elpadre]

the principal may have studied under Professor Ayers.

[nufsed]

social justice middle school

[bigbob]

They say the Pledge in Vermont?

[blackbart.223]

"We are becoming a nation of spineless, irresponsible idiots."

You shouldn't we. It is too many lame brain idiots. I don't count myself among them.

[nufsed]

Looking at the country as a whole (hole).

[Cicero]

Actually, we live fairly close to Woodbury. It’s beautiful country, and pretty civilized except for all that silly liberalism.

The problem is that so many hippies moved up to Vermont when the fashion was to get back to nature.

http://www.virtualvermont.com/towns/woodbury.html

[george76]

Saying the Pledge in the classroom is legal, convenient and traditional

[blackbart.223]

"Looking at the country as a whole (hole)."

I'll give you that. But I look at it as an individual as I'm sure you do.