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6-Year-Old Student Refuses to Stand During Pledge of Allegiance, School Responds

6-Year-Old Student Refuses to Stand During Pledge of Allegiance, School Responds
Children recite the Pledge of Allegiance at the beginning of the school day at the federally funded Head Start school in Woodbourne, N.Y. John Moore/Getty Images
Colin Fredericson
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A 6-year-old Florida boy decided to kneel during the Pledge of Allegiance.

The boy’s mother, Eugenia McDowell, was sent a text message from the teacher the evening of Sept. 25 explaining the situation. McDowell did not know her son would choose to silently protest the Pledge of Allegiance, ABC reported.
Colin Fredericson
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