Lawsuit: Michigan teacher tried to force Palestinian American student to stand for Pledge

[PeterPilot]

Trump or the Jews are not the reason you're such a miserable piece of shit ... Take responsibility for your own miserable life

You're happy the founding document has been trashed by our elected representatives. I am not.

Your joy at this situation shows how true it is that liberty dies to thunderous applause.

 

[MarathonMike]

Those who care are the very few Americans left who care about constitutional governance.

Those who don't care are the large majority like Trumpanyahu and his Zionist cabinet, and of course the vast numbers of US citizens who have never once read the US Constitution and could not care less about what it says or means.

Some foreign kid who didn't want to stand for the Pledge is a nothingburger that does not warrant a lawsuit or a national dialogue. As Admiral Tory pointed out, the SCOTUS ruled one cannot be compelled to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance.

 

[PeterPilot]

Some foreign kid who didn't want to stand for the Pledge is a nothingburger that does not warrant a lawsuit or a national dialogue. As Admiral Tory pointed out, the SCOTUS ruled one cannot be compelled to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance.

I don't stand for it either, because I've been aware for many long years that, as the Pentagon Papers and countless other documents and events show, the government is a criminal organization that deceives all the time. More, the government is wholly owned by a foreign government that is our enemy.

What's to celebrate about that?

 

[Jroc]

Some foreign kid who didn't want to stand for the Pledge is a nothingburger that does not warrant a lawsuit or a national dialogue. As Admiral Tory pointed out, the SCOTUS ruled one cannot be compelled to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance.

She Shouldn't be in the class then.. done

 

[j-mac]

‘A Palestinian American student in Michigan is suing a middle school teacher and Plymouth-Canton Community Schools, claiming in federal court that the educator violated the student's First Amendment right by attempting to force the student to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. The East Middle School teacher, Carissa Soranno, according to the lawsuit, allegedly told the student, “Since you live in this country and enjoy its freedom, if you don’t like it, you should go back to your country.”

The student, 14, is referred to as D.K. in the suit and is represented in the claim in U.S. District Court in Detroit by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Michigan and Arab American Civil Rights League. The student did not want to stand for the pledge because she believes the U.S. government has supported Israel in the Israel-Hamas war that has devastated Gaza and left thousands dead, according to the claim.

The suit, filed June 25, asks for a judgment that finds the educator's actions unconstitutional and awards damages, claiming Soranno's actions inflicted emotional distress on the student. A spokesperson for Plymouth-Canton Community Schools did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Detroit Free Press, part of the USA TODAY Network. Soranno did not answer a voicemail left by a reporter at a phone number associated with her name.

"The right to freely speak — or not speak — is a form of protest that is fundamental to a well-functioning democracy — even when its exercise creates controversy or makes others uncomfortable," wrote Bonitsu Kitaba, interim legal director for the ACLU of Michigan, in a news release.’

Lawsuit: Michigan teacher tried to force Palestinian American student to stand for Pledge

A Palestinian American student in Michigan is suing a middle school teacher and school district, claiming the educator violated the First Amendment.

www.usatoday.com

West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette (1943): students can’t be compelled to say the Pledge of Allegiance in public school.

Oh, FFS....The horror....I agree with the teacher, if the student doesn't like participating, let him and his family move back to the cave in Pali....

 

[j-mac]

I don't stand for it either, because I've been aware for many long years that, as the Pentagon Papers and countless other documents and events show, the government is a criminal organization that deceives all the time. More, the government is wholly owned by a foreign government that is our enemy.

What's to celebrate about that?

Yet you stay....why?

 

[irosie91]

whilst IN SCHOOL----forcing a CHILD to either stand or LEAVE during that which is a sacred moment
for other members of the class is not "UNCONSTITUTIONAL" It is a lesson in etiquette and ethics.
I have several copies of the koran which I OWN----would you support the right of my kid to step and
spit on it in a public school class that included muslims? (for the record---my kid did go to a very
DIVERSE public high school---He was horrified when a muslim kid mocked hinduism openly)

knopp---to what in my post do you disagree?

 

[JoeB131]

You dont see anything stoodge.. that's your problem ... You just make stupid uninformed comments based on terrorist propaganda, , what's been fed to you by the leftist Jew hating media, and your CCP masters

Honestly, given your poor grammar, I have to wonder if you are really an American.

Trump or the Jews are not the reason you're such a miserable piece of shit ... Take responsibility for your own miserable life

J-roids lives in mortal terror that Americans might start questioning our Mideast policy.

 

[irosie91]

Honestly, given your poor grammar, I have to wonder if you are really an American.



J-roids lives in mortal terror that Americans might start questioning our Mideast policy.

some J-roid told you that?

 

[JoeB131]

She Shouldn't be in the class then.. done

Why, she's not in the class to engage in an essentially meaningless ritual that should have gone out with the Cold War.

She's there to learn English or Math or whatever the subject was, without being bullied by the teacher.

 

[pknopp]

Oh, FFS....The horror....I agree with the teacher, if the student doesn't like participating, let him and his family move back to the cave in Pali....

Nowhere does it state that the family isn't from here.

 

[pknopp]

knopp---to what in my post do you disagree?

Its been shown it is unconstitutional but yet it doesn't sink in with you so why bother?

 

[Jroc]

Honestly, given your poor grammar, I have to wonder if you are really an American.



J-roids lives in mortal terror that Americans might start questioning our Mideast policy.

Joey Swalwell thinks kids are supposed to be in school questioning and protesting United States policies, not to learn Reading writing and arithmetic .maybe she should learn that Hamas doesn't tolerate descent or protest against their regime.... There she'd be tortured and killed ... Same would happened in CCP run China, joeys benefactors

 

[Mac-7]

‘A Palestinian American student in Michigan is suing a middle school teacher and Plymouth-Canton Community Schools, claiming in federal court that the educator violated the student's First Amendment right by attempting to force the student to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. The East Middle School teacher, Carissa Soranno, according to the lawsuit, allegedly told the student, “Since you live in this country and enjoy its freedom, if you don’t like it, you should go back to your country.”

The student, 14, is referred to as D.K. in the suit and is represented in the claim in U.S. District Court in Detroit by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Michigan and Arab American Civil Rights League. The student did not want to stand for the pledge because she believes the U.S. government has supported Israel in the Israel-Hamas war that has devastated Gaza and left thousands dead, according to the claim.

The suit, filed June 25, asks for a judgment that finds the educator's actions unconstitutional and awards damages, claiming Soranno's actions inflicted emotional distress on the student. A spokesperson for Plymouth-Canton Community Schools did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Detroit Free Press, part of the USA TODAY Network. Soranno did not answer a voicemail left by a reporter at a phone number associated with her name.

"The right to freely speak — or not speak — is a form of protest that is fundamental to a well-functioning democracy — even when its exercise creates controversy or makes others uncomfortable," wrote Bonitsu Kitaba, interim legal director for the ACLU of Michigan, in a news release.’

Lawsuit: Michigan teacher tried to force Palestinian American student to stand for Pledge

A Palestinian American student in Michigan is suing a middle school teacher and school district, claiming the educator violated the First Amendment.

www.usatoday.com

West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette (1943): students can’t be compelled to say the Pledge of Allegiance in public school.

Is the student an American citizen?

If so they should be encouraged to stand for the pledge

If he is not a citizen then send him back to palestine

 

[Jroc]

Is the student an American citizen?

If so they should be encouraged to stand for the pledge

If he is not a citizen then send him back to palestine

It's a she

 

[JoeB131]

Joey Swalwell thinks kids are supposed to be in school questioning and protesting United States policies, not to learn Reading writing and arithmetic .maybe she should learn that Hamas doesn't tolerate descent or protest against their regime.... There she'd be tortured and killed ... Same would happened in CCP run China, joeys benefactors

How does reciting a meaningless loyalty oath composed by a socialist help with their math or reading skills?

Seems to me that if you taut freedom, it should be to say things you don't like. Otherwise we are no better than the CCP or Hamas.

"You better enjoy your freedom by toeing the line!!!"

 

[Mac-7]

It's a she

Ok, thanks

 

[irosie91]

Ok, thanks

how old is the little bbiii uhm DARLING?

 

[Mac-7]

How does reciting a meaningless loyalty oath composed by a socialist help with their math or reading skills?

Seems to me that if you taut freedom, it should be to say things you don't like. Otherwise we are no better than the CCP or Hamas.

"You better enjoy your freedom by toeing the line!!!"

It takes less than a minute to recite the Pledge

That leaves the rest of the school day for math and reading

 

[Mac-7]

how old is the little bbiii uhm DARLING?

I’m. not sure

But I still wondering about her citizenship