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Many people think it's an act of patriotism to say the pledge. It's a greater act of patriotism to refuse.
And Wrong Question is wrong that it is "a greater act of patriotism to refuse" to say the pledge. You have the right not to recite it, but I would hardly call that an act of patriotism.
Somehow I suspect that if this happening in April the News would be all fine with it.
Complete nonsense.
OF COURSE they were trying to be political.
Perhaps today a few more parents who voted against school choice are wishing they had voted the other way, after realizing exactly who's running our schools.
Somehow, Anonymous seems to try to relate everything to the voucher issue. It went down to a flaming defeat, get over it.
If the DMN editorial board really believes their statement in this article that, "Immigrants from any other land quickly understand they must learn English to get along here", haven't worked as a police officer who doesn't speak spanish or worked in fast food recently, or taught "English as a Second Language" in our Elementary Schools. How many businesses already feel the need to put up the "Se Habla Espanol" sign in order to succeed in some Utah communities?
I know I will be seen as "Closed Minded" and "Racist" by my Progressive friends, but I think English first is a good policy.
A) Giving the the pledge in Spanish was a political act, and the principal knew it (pushing "diversity" is a common leftist cause). If she really wanted diversity why not say the pledge in German? Or Gaelic?
B) The principal is incredibly naive, stupid or uninformed and unaware of the debate over illegal immigration now taking place, around the country and in the state legislature.
I'm going with (A). If she wants to claim (B) then she may do so, but that doesn't reflect very well on her, either.
For added affect, may I suggest having the kids click their heals and extend one arm while shouting the pledge in German. This will really help it go over well.
Getting real now... I doubt this writer is really a teacher anywhere. What kind of teacher would really do something like this without even consulting with school administrators or parents? And what kind of teacher thinks doing this would go over well with Davis Co. parents and administrators (who are his employers)?
Davis Teacher's comments are obviously a hoax.