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1. Interesting... when I was public school teaching, around 1980, there was a court decision that kids

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Jun 14, 2022, 07:45 AM

Jun 2022

and teachers could not be mandated to say the pledge. There was a big to-do over this. Kids could be required to silently stand.

If this was decided in 1943, why was it brought up again?

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On this day, June 14, 1943, West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette was decided. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2022 OP

Interesting... when I was public school teaching, around 1980, there was a court decision that kids 3Hotdogs Jun 2022 #1