allegiance to another country

[Terry3395]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?Texas
Is it legal for a school to force their students to say the pledge of allegiance to Mexico as well as the United States every morning?

 

[CdwJava]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?Texas
Is it legal for a school to force their students to say the pledge of allegiance to Mexico as well as the United States every morning?

It is probably not against the law, but, as a parent I would raise Holy Hell over my child being subjected to that, and to ANY child in an American public school being subject to that. I would go to the press and to any national show that would listen if the practice were not IMMEDIATELY halted.

 

[BOR]

A school can NOT force a student to recite the POA, see West Virginia v. Barnette.

The substantial ruling in Barnette would make it a violation of the Constitution to force a student to recite any POA.

 

[LeeHarveyBlotto]

Public or private school?

 

[CdwJava]

A school can NOT force a student to recite the POA, see West Virginia v. Barnette.

The substantial ruling in Barnette would make it a violation of the Constitution to force a student to recite any POA.

Even if perfectly legal to offer, it is entirely inappropriate for an American public school to offer the pledge of allegiance to a foreign nation. Period. End of story. I would be raising holy heck, speaking loudly to anyone who would listen, and raising Cain at every public forum until the practice stopped and someone got their tail end in a losing offering up such a thing.

Unless this is an embassy school for the children of diplomats from Mexico, the school has no business promoting allegiance to a foreign power. If they want to pledge allegiance to Mexico they can do it on their own time or they can head south and go to school there.

 

[Terry3395]

Public or private school?

Public School

 

[Proserpina]

Even if perfectly legal to offer, it is entirely inappropriate for an American public school to offer the pledge of allegiance to a foreign nation. Period. End of story. I would be raising holy heck, speaking loudly to anyone who would listen, and raising Cain at every public forum until the practice stopped and someone got their tail end in a losing offering up such a thing.

Unless this is an embassy school for the children of diplomats from Mexico, the school has no business promoting allegiance to a foreign power. If they want to pledge allegiance to Mexico they can do it on their own time or they can head south and go to school there.

That was the first thing to cross my mind!