Atheists Condemn School Nurse for Refusing to Treat Student Who Won’t Stand for Pledge

[sakabatou]

An atheist group has demanded that a Pennsylvania school apologize to a student who reportedly was refused medical treatment because she exercised her right not to participate in the Pledge of Allegiance.

In a letter to the Carlisle Area School District last week, American Humanist Association attorney Monica Miller explained that an eighth grade student had contacted the organization to report that she had been mistreated after declining to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance at Wilson Middle School on April 2.

Following the Pledge, the student said that she was berated by a school nurse.

“Why didn’t you stand for the Pledge?” the nurse reportedly asked loudly. The student said that she explained that she had the right not to participate.

More: http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/atheists-condemn-school-nurse-refusing-treat-student-who-wont-stand-pledge

WTF?!

[onager]

1. USA! USA! USA...

Ha! God & The Pledge = 1, Eighth Grade = 0.

And I wonder if the school nurse might prefer the more...traditional salute to the flag? The pre-WWII version...

[AtheistCrusader]

2. "She isn’t calling a parent until I have a long conversation with her!"

My kid's school would have a HUGE problem on its hands if it tried that with my kid.

[beam me up scottie]

3. She should lose her job.

Refusing to treat a student for this reason is unconscionable.

[sakabatou]

5. Agreed

[Cartoonist]

6. Refusing to treat a student

for ANY reason is grounds for dismissal in my book.

[deucemagnet]

9. She should lose her job and her license.

Even prisoners of war are guaranteed medical treatment under the Geneva Convention. To withhold medical treatment because of differing ideology is beyond disgusting.

[Mariana]

4. People who worship flags are really weird. nt.

[AlbertCat]

7. It's weird how prominent the flag is in American patriotism.

I mean even the National Anthem.... which I like BTW... even if you do change registers in the middle of the tune.... is about the damn flag. But I do like the poem too! Still.... there's that flag!

[FiveGoodMen]

8. ...and dangerous.