[3/22/17] It may not come as a surprise that many New York City elementary schools ignore a state law that requires the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance, according to DNAinfo.
But now that one city elementary school has just instituted the practice, the outlet said, some parents of Peck Slip School students are not liking the new routine one bit.
Not all of them, mind you.
DNAinfo reported that other parents were behind the move to get the pledge recited there — the classrooms lacked American flags, too, the outlet said — and began earlier this year pushing the Department of Education to turn things around.
“Not having the pledge or flags was something a number of us were concerned about for years, and when we found out it was actually law — something I think many people don’t know — we started making calls to the DOE,” one parent, who also called the DOE over the issue but didn’t want her name reported, told DNAinfo.
“It’s a shame that this has become politicized,” she added to the outlet. “I’m not a Trump supporter, I just think the pledge is a tradition that honors our country and should be a part of our children’s lives.”
