Texas Teen Suing School District After She Was Punished for Not Reciting Mexican National Anthem in Class (independence, states)

[UNC4Me]

Originally Posted by All American NYC

Thats what I would like to know. What does the pledge have to do with learning Spanish?

Nada.

[Charles22]

Originally Posted by AeroGuyDC

I hope the student wins the lawsuit.

Me, too. I have a BA in Spanish literature and have taken more than my fair share of Spanish classes and we were never taught the Mexican national anthem.

I guess we had a party on cinco de Mayo in Spanish class, but no one complained about that.

[filihok]

Pledges and blind allegiances are ridiculous.

[steven_h]

Originally Posted by chielgirl
The Blaze.
I wouldn't count on any of it being true.

Originally Posted by All American NYC

Why? The Blaze would be sued.

Don't try to reason. They stay away from conservative websites like vampires to the sun.

Now, if it had been on MSNBC... .. .

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/1...n_1107538.html

Confirmed by HuffPost... it must be true!So much for I wouldn't count on any of it being true

[katzpaw]

You left this part out:

As an alternative task to reciting the pledge and anthem, she was assigned an essay on the history of the Mexican revolution — an assignment for which she received a failing grade.

[TigerLily24]

Originally Posted by katzpaw

You left this part out:

As an alternative task to reciting the pledge and anthem, she was assigned an essay on the history of the Mexican revolution — an assignment for which she received a failing grade.

So, she was given an alternative lesson - in other words, WASN'T forced to recite the Mexican National Anthem - didn't perform to expectations and this is the school district's fault why?

Brat.

[pknopp]

If she was allowed an alternative, I do not see the reason for the lawsuit. That would be no different than the thread on the 1st grader wanting to use the girls restroom. The school offered a valid alternative.

No lawsuit is then justified.

[katzpaw]

The Blaze first reported on this in 2011.

[katzpaw]

Originally Posted by TigerLily24

So, she was given an alternative lesson - in other words, WASN'T forced to recite the Mexican National Anthem - didnt' perform to expectations and this is the school district's fault why?

Brat.

She's 17, 15 when it happened. Someone else is behind this.

[Spaten_Drinker]

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