Teacher Allegedly Assaults Student Who Refused to Stand for Pledge of Allegiance

Teacher Allegedly Assaults Student Who Refused to Stand for Pledge of Allegiance
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Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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A teacher in Michigan is accused of assaulting a child who didn’t stand for his class’s Pledge of Allegiance in the morning.

Stone Chaney, 11, said that he didn’t want to stand for the pledge, which is recited at the start of the day in some public schools, according to WDIV. The student said that he felt his rights were violated.
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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