High school principal bans Pledge of Allegiance, cites government shutdown
Posted by: Jon Ben-Mayor on 10/15/2013 02:54 AM
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A Principal in Nebraska informed students at Alliance High School that they would not be allowed to recite the Pledge of Allegiance due to the federal government being partially shut down , outraging students and parents alike.
Some students were outraged by the decision, and one woman said her son stood up in class and recited the pledge anyway.
The school in the Nebraska Panhandle city of about 8,500 has about 500 students.
On Monday, Jones declined to comment and referred questions to the district superintendent, Troy Unzicker.
Unzicker said Jones hadn't cleared his plan with administrators beforehand, but Unzicker said he soon heard about it after school board members started getting calls and emails from parents. Near as he knew, Unzicker said, all the calls were critical of Jones.
"There were some positive aspects that came out of it, but (skipping the pledge) is not something we will do again," Unzicker said.
Some students were outraged by the decision, and one woman said her son stood up in class and recited the pledge anyway.
The school in the Nebraska Panhandle city of about 8,500 has about 500 students.
On Monday, Jones declined to comment and referred questions to the district superintendent, Troy Unzicker.
Unzicker said Jones hadn't cleared his plan with administrators beforehand, but Unzicker said he soon heard about it after school board members started getting calls and emails from parents. Near as he knew, Unzicker said, all the calls were critical of Jones.
"There were some positive aspects that came out of it, but (skipping the pledge) is not something we will do again," Unzicker said.
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