A Detroit-area teacher was put on leave after an 11-year-old boy said he was physically pushed out of his chair to stand during the Pledge of Allegiance.
Stone Chaney, 11, a sixth-grader at East Middle School in Farmington Hills, said he makes a pledge to God and family — not a flag – and has skipped participation since the second grade.
“God said don’t worship anything other than me, don’t worship any idols, and pledging to a flag would kind of be like worshiping it,” Stone told Fox 2 Detroit. “It’s not as if I have a reason or not, it’s my right.”
Stone said he was doing homework during the pledge on Sept. 7 when a teacher “snatched” him out of his chair.. – READ MORE
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