I have no problem with a law that makes it mandatory for schools to set time for pledging allegiance but does it really work? My school recites the Australian National Anthem every week and for every gathering and assembly. I often wonder whether this practice has any affect on the students that sing it:
The Nebraska Board of Education on Friday unanimously voted to approve a rule change that will make it mandatory for the state’s public schools to set aside time daily for the Pledge of Allegiance.
The change in question applies to Rule 10, which governs all Nebraska schools and districts. Failure to comply with the new requirement could put districts at risk of losing their accreditation and therefore state funds, the Sioux City Journal reports.
Students will not be forced to recite the Pledge of Allegiance under the new rule, as they will have the option of standing or sitting quietly, provided they respect peers who do participate. However, schools will be required to allocate time for the Pledge.
According to the Sioux City Journal, state board candidate Bob Van Valkenburg proposed an amendment Friday that would require flags be present in every classroom, and that all students stand during the recitation of the pledge even if they elect not to join in. Van Valkenburg also championed requiring students who do not recite the pledge to write a 50-word essay on what it means to be an American.
50 word essay? Sounds like a punishment to me.
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August 15, 2012 at 4:24 am |
No. But it does make them more receptive to jingoist propaganda and more easily manipulated by military recruiters.