https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/sixth-grader-arrested-florida-after-refusal-participate-pledge-allegiance-led-n972671

 The sixth-grader stated that the flag was racist and the anthem was offensive, the dean of students tried to calm him down by asking him to leave the class 20 times. The Lakeland Police Department said in a statement that the boy was not arrested for refused to recite the Pledge of Allegiance. "This arrest was based on the student’s choice to disrupt the classroom, make threats and resisting the officer’s efforts to leave the classroom." The mother was so distraught by the situation that, she transferred her son to a different school. This relates to how people were given the rights of the first amendment, but there is still offenses of this right occurring towards minorities in America.