6th Grader Arrested After Argument Over Pledge of Allegiance - Angelia Perez

A 6th grader is facing misdemeanor charges after teacher confronts him for not saying the Pledge of Allegiance. He said that the flag and the National Anthem was racist. The substitute said " If living in the U.S is so bad why don't you go somewhere else  to live." The boy replied " Because they brought me here." The teacher responded with " Well you can always go back, because I am here from Cuba, and the day I don't feel I am not welcome here anymore, I would find another place to live." She then called the office to get the kid out of the classroom. The situation escalated and the kid was making threats while he was being escorted to the office. Police say that he wasn't arrested for not saying the pledge but because f disruption of the classroom, making threats, and resisting the police.

Analysis

I believe that we should say the pledge out of respect for soldiers who die and fight for us basically everyday for us and this country so that we can stay free.But I do believe that he can stay silent if he wants because of the first amendment.