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

[All American NYC]

in 2011 that students in her intermediate Spanish class were instructed to recite the Mexican anthem and pledge individually in front of their peers at Achieve Early College High School in McAllen, Texas. Brinsdon refused, telling TheBlaze at the time that “Reciting pledges to Mexico and being loyal to it has nothing to do with learning Spanish.”

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

[le roi]

learning to say the American pledge of allegiance in spanish is common in school

i've never heard of learning the mexican national anthem, though.

looking at the lawsuit filing -- http://www.thomasmore.org/sites/defa...t%20022713.pdf

..it would appear like the mexican national anthem was a spectacularly bad choice. translated into english:

Mexicans, at the cry of battle
lend your swords and bridle;
and let the earth tremble at its center
upon the roar of the cannon.
Your forehead shall be girded, oh fatherland, with olive garlands
by the divine archangel of peace,
For in heaven your eternal destiny
has been written by the hand of God.
But should a foreign enemy
Profane your land with his sole,
Think, beloved fatherland, that heaven
gave you a soldier in each son.
War, war without truce against who would attempt
to blemish the honor of the fatherland!
War, war! The patriotic banners
saturate in waves of blood.
War, war! On the mount, in the vale
The terrifying cannon thunder
and the echoes nobly resound
to the cries of union! liberty!
Fatherland, before your children become unarmed
Beneath the yoke their necks in sway,
May your countryside be watered with blood,
On blood their feet trample.
And may your temples, palaces and towers
crumble in horrid crash,
and their ruins exist saying:
The fatherland was made of one thousand heroes here.
Fatherland, fatherland, your children swear
to exhale their breath in your cause,
If the bugle in its belligerent tone
should call upon them to struggle with bravery.
For you the olive garlands!
For them a memory of glory!
For you a laurel of victory!
For them a tomb of honor

[chielgirl]

The Blaze.
I wouldn't count on any of it being true.

[All American NYC]

Originally Posted by le roi

learning to say the American pledge of allegiance in spanish is common in school

i've never heard of learning the mexican national anthem, though.

looking at the lawsuit filing -- http://www.thomasmore.org/sites/defa...t%20022713.pdf

..it would appear like the mexican national anthem was a spectacularly bad choice. translated into english:

Mexicans, at the cry of battle
lend your swords and bridle;
and let the earth tremble at its center
upon the roar of the cannon.
Your forehead shall be girded, oh fatherland, with olive garlands
by the divine archangel of peace,
For in heaven your eternal destiny
has been written by the hand of God.
But should a foreign enemy
Profane your land with his sole,
Think, beloved fatherland, that heaven
gave you a soldier in each son.
War, war without truce against who would attempt
to blemish the honor of the fatherland!
War, war! The patriotic banners
saturate in waves of blood.
War, war! On the mount, in the vale
The terrifying cannon thunder
and the echoes nobly resound
to the cries of union! liberty!
Fatherland, before your children become unarmed
Beneath the yoke their necks in sway,
May your countryside be watered with blood,
On blood their feet trample.
And may your temples, palaces and towers
crumble in horrid crash,
and their ruins exist saying:
The fatherland was made of one thousand heroes here.
Fatherland, fatherland, your children swear
to exhale their breath in your cause,
If the bugle in its belligerent tone
should call upon them to struggle with bravery.
For you the olive garlands!
For them a memory of glory!
For you a laurel of victory!
For them a tomb of honor

Has nothing to do with learning the Spanish language.

[le roi]

Originally Posted by All American NYC

Has nothing to do with learning the Spanish language.

well, saying it in spanish does facilitate the learning of spanish

but that doesn't make it a good choice

[All American NYC]

Originally Posted by chielgirl

The Blaze.
I wouldn't count on any of it being true.

Why? The Blaze would be sued.

[All American NYC]

Originally Posted by le roi

well, saying it in spanish does facilitate the learning of spanish

but that doesn't make it a good choice

Not true.

[DeadSpeak]

Originally Posted by All American NYC

Why? The Blaze would be sued.

Maybe if this country had a thing called journalist ethics, in this country the blaze and all the other far right wing trash usually gets a pass. It's why Rupert murdoch is being investigated in the U.K. but in this country nothing is happening, no roger ailes being investigated and none the fox news trash being called out on there lies. I already know though what your going to do you or any of the other neo-con thugs are just going to take my words and twist them around and you will do this because you have nothing. And by the way you should change the title of the threat since it's an obvious lie !

[All American NYC]

Originally Posted by DeadSpeak

Maybe if this country had a thing called journalist ethics, in this country the blaze and all the other far right wing trash usually gets a pass. It's why Rupert murdoch is being investigated in the U.K. but in this country nothing is happening, no roger ailes being investigated and none the fox news trash being called out on there lies. I already know though what your going to do you or any of the other neo-con thugs are just going to take my words and twist them around and you will do this because you have nothing. And by the way you should change the title of the threat since it's an obvious lie !

I guess you feel more secure & trusted when stations edit comments like Michelle Obama automatic weapon comment to the mainstream.

[AeroGuyDC]

I hope the student wins the lawsuit.