A ninth-grader is protesting his school's decision to broadcast the Pledge of Allegiance in foreign languages as part of National Foreign Language Week.(via AP)
Patrick Linton said he and other students at Old Mill High School sat down rather than stand Wednesday when the Pledge was read over the school's public address system in Russian. Linton's teacher told him if he had a problem he should leave the room.
He did, and did not plan to return this week.
"This is America, and we got soldiers at war," the 15-year-old said. "When you're saying the Pledge in a different language which nobody understands, that's not OK."
Charles Linton, Patrick's father, said the use of other languages is disrespectful to the country. "It's like wearing a cross upside down in a church," he said.
Thursday, March 10, 2005
Loon of the day
Bet this little ninth-grade freak-in-waiting knows the meaning of "Seig Heil!"
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Tom,
My 3rd hour class has school announcements at the beginning of the period that starts off with either the Pledge of Allegiance or the National Anthem. I REQUIRE my class to stand...even if they are bent over their computer to do so. They comply for this task more often than completing an assignment....Enough Said!
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