Pledge Of Allegiance ‘Opt Out’ Form Causes Serious Social Media Outrage

An elementary school in Florida stirred outrage this week when they sent a permission slip home to parents allowing them to stop their children from having to recite the Pledge of Allegiance each morning.

The note was fairly innocuous, reading: “I understand my rights as a parent and request that my child…be excused. This includes standing and placing his/her right hand over his/her heart.”

One parent posted a picture of the note on Facebook, after writing in “This is the dumbest thing I have ever read and I am so ashamed of this.” The rest of Facebook seems to agree.

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