Posted on 08/09/2018 12:55:25 PM PDT by Zakeet
An Atlanta charter school headed into the new school year by telling students and staff not to recite the Pledge of Allegiance in the morning - but instead the "Wolf Pack Chant."
Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School announced on Tuesday it will be eliminating the Pledge of Allegiance from its morning agenda to make the institution more inclusive.
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"There are many emotions around this and we want everyone in our school family to start their day in a positive manner. After all, that is the whole purpose of our morning meeting," Zelski said.
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The Atlanta charter school isn't the first to eliminate the Pledge of Allegiance. Bedford Area School District in southcentral Pennsylvania said in April it will not require students to stand for the pledge. School officials cited the students' First Amendment rights as their reason.
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How about doing so by showing some gratitude and reverence for being able to live in such a great country, as a united class and school? That's a pretty positive way to start one's day.
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Peter Bellamy (an old favorite, died a year or so after I saw him perform)
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