I wouldn't want this guy within a mile of any elementary school.

[surrealAmerican]

2. This is Illinois:

... children actually aren't required to stand and recite the pledge. He should have researched that a bit.

I'm not particularly fond of the "school oath" idea either. I thought they were mostly used in charter schools. In a public school, he could probably have his children opt out, so long as they sit quietly and don't disrupt their classmates.


As usual, it's certainly not a "Nazi Plot", but mindless recitation is the sort of thing we should be avoiding in our schools if we want to teach children to actually think for themselves.