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Student says 'ISIS' in Pledge, gets pulled from high school
Fox News ^ | 1/21/16 | AP

Posted on 01/24/2016 9:44:30 AM PST by Faith Presses On

ANSONIA, Conn. - A Connecticut high school student was pulled out of classes and reported to police for substituting "ISIS" for the "United States of America" during the Pledge of Allegiance.

The incident occurred before Christmas break, according to the Connecticut Post.

Lt. Andrew Cota said the 15-year-old student at Ansonia High School wasn't charged, but the case was turned over to the Department of Homeland Security. Police said there is no danger to the community. Federal officials declined to comment.

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From the Connecticut Post. Quote:

The mother, in addressing the Board of Education, said her son was not taken out of school “because of discipline” or “ill behavior” (but) “because the principal ... was allowed to be irrational and make an impulsive decision.”

She maintained on the recording that her son “did not breach any of the codes of conduct, did not misbehave; the thing that he was alleged was not even founded. It was not true.”

She said that “if it had been founded, it was also an exercise ... of his ... rights to be able to say what he needs to say. He never threatened anybody, he never harmed anyone ...”

She further claimed her son was removed from Ansonia High School because the “educational environment ... became hostile.”

She repeated that while her son has never been “aggressive, hostile, disrespectful, a threat to anyone in a school environment, (the issue) is now pushed through the federal investigation.”

Carmen Pitney, the president of the Board of Education, informed the mother during the meeting that the boy’s pronouncement “was verified by other students and that is why the principal and the officer had to take action.”

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1 posted on 01/24/2016 9:44:30 AM PST by Faith Presses On
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To: Faith Presses On

http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Ansonia-High-student-accused-of-pledging-6772470.php


2 posted on 01/24/2016 9:45:20 AM PST by Faith Presses On ("See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, redeeming the time.")
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To: Faith Presses On

He should be imprisoned.


3 posted on 01/24/2016 9:47:29 AM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: Faith Presses On

supporting an enemy at a time of war is a criminal offense, isn’t it?


4 posted on 01/24/2016 9:48:38 AM PST by dp0622
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To: dp0622

I take that back. Jane Fonda did it and she didn’t go to prison so I guess it’s okay


5 posted on 01/24/2016 9:49:16 AM PST by dp0622
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6 posted on 01/24/2016 9:49:39 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: Faith Presses On

I disagree that it constitutes “no danger to the community.”


7 posted on 01/24/2016 9:51:37 AM PST by Stephanie32
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Ship his maggot butt off to ISIS “basic training”. That will shut his smartass mouth up.


8 posted on 01/24/2016 9:51:45 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (Being an American isn't a piece of paper from the State Department. It's an attitude.)
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To: ifinnegan

He should get a “tune up” from some of the other students, and mommy should be ostracised as a little lesson in consequences.
If it was WWII and these idiots did this, they would have to move far away and pray that word of it didn’t follow them.


9 posted on 01/24/2016 9:52:13 AM PST by Mastador1 (I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
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To: Faith Presses On

Mom has the talking points down to a tee...smells like a setup.


10 posted on 01/24/2016 9:53:27 AM PST by SZonian (Throwing our allegiances to political parties in the long run gave away our liberty.)
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Yep.

What is the mothers name?

It wouldn’t happen to be of non American origin now, would it?


11 posted on 01/24/2016 9:56:02 AM PST by Cowgirl of Justice
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To: Faith Presses On

If the little twerp is a Muslim, he just earned a free trip to the White House.


12 posted on 01/24/2016 9:57:00 AM PST by P-Marlowe (Freepers. The enemy is on the left, not the right!)
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While the mother supports her kid, my dad would have beat my ass.........


13 posted on 01/24/2016 9:57:36 AM PST by Hot Tabasco (Dear Santa: Please find a home for every homeless and unwanted cat and dog that is suffering)
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To: Mastador1

There is no reason for the reports to withhold his name.

The authorities may, but the community knows who did it.


14 posted on 01/24/2016 9:58:31 AM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: Faith Presses On

Good. ISIS is pure evil and endangers each of us. Anyone showing the slightest bit of alliance or allegiance should be removed. Period. Pure evil has no place in a civilized society.


15 posted on 01/24/2016 10:01:13 AM PST by ilgipper
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The Police Chief is also making a dumb argument - that this is an issue of yelling fire in a movie theater.

It is an issue of sedition and treason.


16 posted on 01/24/2016 10:01:37 AM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: Faith Presses On

I would just assume some joker trying to be funny.

But these days? I just dont know.


17 posted on 01/24/2016 10:05:06 AM PST by VanDeKoik
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It's the new way to demonstrate you're moody, edgy, a rebel.
Bring back the Jelly Roll.

18 posted on 01/24/2016 10:05:54 AM PST by moehoward
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"Police said there is no danger to the community."

QUERY

How can we tell when someone or something related to Islam is a real potential danger to the community?

ANSWER

When the authorities immediately assure us that the person or incident is not a danger to the community.


19 posted on 01/24/2016 10:10:09 AM PST by Iron Munro (The wise have stores of choice food and oil but a foolish man devours all he has. Proverbs 21:20)
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I think it would be a good bet that he was just trying to show how cool he was to his fellow students in a rebellious way.

But school authorities would have no choice but to take it seriously.

20 posted on 01/24/2016 10:19:19 AM PST by wideminded
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