Young Atheist’s Fight Against School’s Illegal Pledge Policy May Finally Lead to Change

"The student in question, for personal and religious reasons, does not wish to participate in the Pledge exercise in any manner. On Monday, April 11, he tried to remain seated during the recitation, but says he was intimidated into standing by his teacher, Mr. Romero, who reportedly used an expletive, yelling at the student and calling him “f—ing disrespectful.”...
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/07/06/young-atheists-fight-against-schools-illegal-pledge-policy-may-finally-lead-to-change/