The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected a First Amendment challenge to a Florida law that says students must get a parent's permission to get out of a daily classroom recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance. But the court ruled that a part of the law requiring all "civilians" to stand during the pledge in schools is unconstitutional.
July 24, 2008 at 12:00 AM
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The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected a First Amendment challenge to a Florida law that says students must get a parent’s permission to get out of a daily classroom recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance.
But the court ruled that a part of the law requiring all “civilians” to stand during the pledge in schools is unconstitutional.
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