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John H[_2_]

On Sun, 17 Dec 2017 18:53:03 -0500, wrote:

On Sun, 17 Dec 2017 14:08:18 -0500, Keyser Soze
wrote:

We stopped reciting that pledge in public school after it was modified
but a couple of teachers said we could recite it without the "under god"
nonsense, so we did. I vaguely recall one grammar school teacher getting
a mild reprimand for for having the kids recite "The Lord's Prayer"
aloud at the beginning of the school day, but that was also stopped.

Once we got out of grammar school and into 7th grade junior high, that
nonsense stopped altogether.

That was certainly not true in the DC public school system (PG
either). We did the pledge and the Lord's Prayer from K to 6.
It was never a home room thing in 7.
I am surprised at your school not doing it in the 50s ... Comrade!
;-).

Here's the Fairfax County Public Schools policy. It's not changed since I was teaching.

"Pledge of Allegiance, One Minute of Silence

Students are expected to recite the Pledge of Allegiance and to observe one minute of silence each
day, unless the student or his or her parent objects to participation in such exercises.
Nonparticipating students are expected to sit quietly, or to stand silently, and to refrain from
engaging in any disruptive or distracting activity. A student’s decision to participate or not to
participate should be respected."