Complaint Filed on Michigan Teacher Who Told Student to “Go Back” to Her Country for Sitting During Pledge

Complaint Filed on Michigan Teacher Who Told Student to “Go Back” to Her Country for Sitting During Pledge

An Arab American 8th grader in Plymouth, Michigan, was berated by a teacher earlier this year for refusing to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance — a direct violation of her First Amendment freedoms, the Arab American Civil Rights League (ACRL) said last week. On January 10, 14-year-old Danielle Khalaf sat during her class’s daily recitation of the pledge as an act of protest against the U.S.’… Source