Another victory for the America-hating left.
HOUSTON (KTRK) — Students in one local school district do not have to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance if they don’t want to. It’s a policy change that even the superintendent doesn’t agree with, so why did the district do it?
In this town of 3,600 people, there’s an American flag around just about every street corner and for school kids, the daily routine of standing up and saying the Pledge has never been questioned until now.
“They refused to say the Pledge and everyone’s talking about it,” said student Cherissh Garrett.
She is a classmate of the two students that have become the talk of Sweeny. The high school seniors did not want to stand during the Pledge of Allegiance, something that the school district required.
“There was no disciplinary action taken. It was just a request that they stand for the pledge,” said Superintendent Randy Miksch.
The students took their complaint to the The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Texas, who sent the school a request on April 14 to review its policy. This week, after consulting with attorneys, the school district changed its policy and it will no longer require students to stand during the Pledge.