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Originally Posted by DaRuckus337
It's a free country, but schools aren't free institutions. Lots of things that are an expression of 'protected free speech' for adults in the outside world are against the rules in schools.
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I usually agree with you, and I agree with your reasoning but I think I disagree with what we view as the proper roles of school in a society. I think schools should educate children. I think things such as respect, values, discipline, should come from the parents.
I don't want schools deciding to which values my child should conform. While I think most people agree that there are rules that schools have to enforce in order to function (like not talking while others are talking), those rules have a function other than simply instilling values.
Forcing children to stand for the pledge is a purely value-driven requirement and has little do with allowing the educational system to function properly.
But hopefully this child learned a valuable lesson: pick your battles.