Education Law
Law Requiring Students to Get Parental Consent to Opt Out of Pledge Is Upheld
Posted 4 hours, 26 minutes ago
By Debra Cassens Weiss
A federal appeals court has upheld a Florida law that required students to get their parents’ permission before being excused from the Pledge of Allegiance.
A federal judge had said the law “robs the student of the right to make an independent decision,” but the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found no First Amendment violation in a facial challenge to the law, according to the Fulton County Daily Report.
The appeals court said the parental consent provision restricts students’ freedom of speech while protecting the constitutional right of parents to raise their children as they see fit.
Ruling on a separate provision, the appeals court opinion (PDF) struck down a requirement that… Continue reading...
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