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Parents fume over teacher kneeling during Pledge of Allegiance: ‘Not paid to indoctrinate our students’

A Vineland, New Jersey teacher is taking a knee during the morning Pledge of Allegiance at a school named after a local war hero, and district leaders are scrambling to figure out what to do about it.

“Like any problematic issue, the district is exploring options to address this situation in fairness to all involved and with utmost concern for the students,” Joseph Rossi, executive director for Vineland Public Schools, told The Daily Journal.

The best option, several at the board meeting argued, is to make it stop.

School board members heard complaints from several folks at last week’s meeting about a teacher kneeling during the daily pledge, though Rossi contends the teacher “has not indicated anything ‘political’ about her views.”

Read the full story from The American Mirror


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