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

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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