In my opinion if you take advantage of the rights the US gives you, you should at least show respect during the pledges.

I agree, standing for the pledge is her choice, but she should be quite for the moment of silence. I find that very disrespectful.

if she doesn't want to stand for the pledge of allegiance, she doesn't have to. this is a free country. standing up, chanting some lines with a building full of people, speaking to a piece of fabric that 'represents' our so called "free country", (which has gone down hill completely in the past 10 years and is no longer free) at the same time everyday, i don't agree with it. respecting our troops, if i want to let a soldier who fought for this country know that i appreciate him, i will walk up to him personally, shake his hand (or her) and tell them thank you for what they have done. its not disrespectful to stand for the pledge, i didnt do it one day and the whole class blew up, including the teacher, i found it funny because they were so mad about it. disrespectful? no. freedom of choice? yes.
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She should really stand up, good rant! I agree with you a lot. It would p*** me off also!

I really don't mind at all doing it I actually feel great doing the pledge

I'm from the UK, we don't really do this sort of thing unless it's remembrance day. I find it kind of weird you have to do this everyday..

If this country was built off freedom, one person shouldn't be questioned for not standing for a pledge. I personally don't stand for the pledge because of religious beliefs. She should have the decency to not speak and vow silence. But shouldn't you all have the decency to not be ignorant and not question one persons actions. She obviously has a reason behind it. I'm not very patriotic and I don't think it's a big deal when people aren't. Freedoms aren't something were blessed with. We should be born with freedom and that's that. It's people like you all that make freedom seem so hard to find these days.

dvrr3ll wrote if she doesn't want to stand for the pledge of allegiance, she doesn't have to. this is a free country. standing up, chanting some lines with a building full of people, speaking to a piece of fabric that 'represents' our so called "free country", (which has gone down hill completely in the past 10 years and is no longer free) at the same time everyday, i don't agree with it. respecting our troops, if i want to let a soldier who fought for this country know that i appreciate him, i will walk up to him personally, shake his hand (or her) and tell them thank you for what they have done. its not disrespectful to stand for the pledge, i didnt do it one day and the whole class blew up, including the teacher, i found it funny because they were so mad about it. disrespectful? no. freedom of choice? yes.
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I completely agree with you. One day I didn't stand for it but I didn't say a single word I was quiet, and the teacher started saying I was disrespectful and that it was sad I didn't stand. But like you said that's OUR choice if we want to stand or not. Standing or not that doesn't mean I don't appreciate them for what they do. People take that stuff way to seriously.

dvrr3ll wrote if she doesn't want to stand for the pledge of allegiance, she doesn't have to. this is a free country. standing up, chanting some lines with a building full of people, speaking to a piece of fabric that 'represents' our so called "free country", (which has gone down hill completely in the past 10 years and is no longer free) at the same time everyday, i don't agree with it. respecting our troops, if i want to let a soldier who fought for this country know that i appreciate him, i will walk up to him personally, shake his hand (or her) and tell them thank you for what they have done. its not disrespectful to stand for the pledge, i didnt do it one day and the whole class blew up, including the teacher, i found it funny because they were so mad about it. disrespectful? no. freedom of choice? yes.
RIP to our constitution

>Says you don't have to stand for the pledge because it is a free country
>Says America isn't a free country

Make up your mind.

We don't even do the pledge at the school I go to now. :/

At my old school, we used to do it and I would stand and say it. It's not hard to stand for 30 seconds people. Half of the time they're out walking in the hallways anyways.