New Missouri Law Requires Public Schools To Recite Pledge Once A Week
 

LIBERTY, Mo. -- Gov. Bob Holden signed a law Wednesday requiring public schools to recite the Pledge of Allegiance at least once a week.

Will the new law make local schools look at the Pledge of Allegiance differently?

KMBC's Natalie Moultrie reported that just as you're likely to find kids playing kickball on the playground at Shoal Creek Elementary School, you're likely to find patriotic artwork and a respect for the Pledge of Allegiance.

"I feel really good about it. It represents our country and our states," fifth-grader Joel Guilfoyle said.

"It's important especially in a town like Liberty. We're very focused on Independence Day rights and students have an important part to honor our history," said Amy Watkins of the Liberty School District.

Moultrie reported that reciting the Pledge of Allegiance is an everyday ritual at Shoal Creek, but it's not necessarily policy. Missouri's law stating that schools must say the Pledge of Allegiance at least once a week is just affirmation to many here.

"I'm glad to hear of the state's approval. It's important for the kids to say the Pledge," principal Brad Welle said.

But school officials said that they are also sensitive to students who feel differently about the Pledge of Allegiance.

"I know students of other religions who do not say it. But as Americans, you can stand up and still be respectful when saying the Pledge in the morning," teacher Erin Perrigo said.

The legislation goes into effect Aug. 28.

so there you go, it is now mandatory for students to pledge their allegience to a symbol, and to a nation under god.

freedom loses yet again.

the item was mentioned for less than 30 seconds on the KC news, which i rarely ever watch. it's amazing i heard about this at all.

just reading that made me feel dirty.

i don't know how this affects Jehovah's Witnesses, who cannot pledge their allegience to America, let alone a symbol.

boo hoo

Finally something about the pledge that's worth an uproar.

Nah...the whole under God thing was much more worth a debate, not to mention a laugh or three.

More or less. It's amazing how low in regard kids are actually held in this country.

this kind of nationalism borders on fascism. boo hoo to you too, hitler.

Well this is just an extention of that debate. The difference here, of course, is that this is something that's actually worth investing a lot of energy into opposing.

Eeh. That sucks.

Oh, by the way, in the Rankin County School District in Mississippi, teachers are required to have a plaque in their room that says "In God We Trust". Chew on that one.

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Aren't you being a tad bit extreme, R.P.?

I don't think fifth graders really give a shit about the Pledge of Allegiance.

Some would argue that's the problem.

ok, well when you realize that utopia is impossible let us all know

oh, of course, so we should just "deal with it"!

there's no point in trying to change anything, ever, because it will still be imperfect! shit!

tad bit?

And I'll be damned if Missoura's a state!

the "under God" debate aside, what do you people think about that one? i know Jehovah's Witnesses are pretty minute when compared to the whole of the public school system, but if they were required to pledge allegience, wouldn't that be an intrusion on their religious rights?

...said the frequent user of illegal drugs.

what, you're a big fan of america now? and the drug war? what, did you get pussified?

see with leftists they always have something to bitch about and things to change so much that they go for trivial shit like this....

which you do not realize only brings out the people on the extreme right...so now we have extremists on both sides fueding over this stupid bullshit we wont even remember in 6 months

in this case, 90% of america is apparently the "extreme right."

besides, i'm not a leftist. i just believe in what i think is right, which is that that students should not be legally required to recite a pledge to a symbol. and i'm going to argue for what i believe in. *shrug*

Perhaps.

But, on a related, if not more extreme note, have you heard the case of the Muslim woman who refuses to have her face photographed for her driver's licence or any other identification card? Instead, she argues, she'll submit a photo that has her face covered, showing only her eyes.

There comes a point when the safety of everyone over-rides things such as religious rights of others. (not that I'm correlating this to your example)

Ha.

i thought the boundary between the church and the state was pretty clear. the infringements of the past don't justify themselves by just existing for a long time, or by having the majority agree with them. government endorsed religion is government endorsed religion, and it shouldn't happen.

i'll admit the whole "under God" thing is really riding the borderline of separation between church and state. but i'd be a lot more willing to let it go if the pledge of allegience was optional, which it should be.

yes, i was totally against that. she shouldn't be driving in a veil and if she wants photo ID, she needs to have an identifiable, accurate photo.

what up page 2

yes, how i silly i am to make my own decisions, based on what i believe and the arguments i hear for and against, and not follow a checklist of leftism! it is very amusing!

Your thoughts and beliefs aren't going to change a single thing. The Judge that ruled this is a fucking idiot. And the media will quiet down soon enough. I'm certain that the pledge will remain worded the same.

Also, if you possessed the ability to think slightly deeper than the surface, you would know that this pledge isn't to
symbol.

This nation was created under the God of the founders. Not Buddha, not Vishnu, and not Islam's Allah. If you are a member of this amazing country, one that had become a powerful nation in much less time than any other, you should feel as though you owe a little gratitude to the people that dreamed and created it so well. If you don't feel this, find somewhere where you do.

just because the founders themselves were christians, we should ignore what they said about religious freedom? i am grateful to them, for bestowing such supposed freedoms upon us. shouldn't i argue for these freedoms to be carried out?

is disagreeing with the government bad now?

No, not paying respect and not devoting yourself to the nation that you are a part of is.

why is nationalism so important?