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I think there's a few states where it is not required. And the state requirements only apply to public schools so who knows what all the private and parochial s
by unishark 6y ago
I think there's a few states where it is not required. And the state requirements only apply to public schools so who knows what all the private and parochial schools are doing.
- vkou 6y agoI believe that the courts have ruled that it's not required anywhere. My point about social pressures still stands. The stuck-out nail gets hammered down.
- unishark 6y agoI meant required of the school. I think you're vastly overstating the social pressure. It's nothing compared to adolescent pressure to wear the right clothes and ingest the right chemicals. Among adults, the far right wingers get outraged by those who refuse while the far left wingers get outraged by the existence of the pledge. The 70 percent in the middle care far less.