A Texas high school student was allegedly punished for refusing to salute and recite the Mexican pledge. Ironically, the girl has an American father and Mexican mother. Yet, as a U.S. citizen, she felt uncomfortable reciting the Mexican pledge. Now she is suing her high school, claiming she was wrongfully compelled to recite the pledge, in violation of her free speech rights.
Fox News reports:
The Thomas More Law Center filed the suit on behalf of Brenda Brinsdon alleging the McAllen Independent School District violated the 15-year-old girl’s constitutional rights when she was forced to recite the Mexican pledge and sing the Mexican national anthem.
Brinsdon, who is the daughter of a Mexican immigrant and an American father, refused. She believed it was un-American to pledge a loyalty oath to another country.
Ironically, the school district has a policy that prohibits a school from compelling students to recite the American Pledge of Allegiance.
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