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@lutzfernandez Yup: “In West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, 319 U.S. 624 (1943), the Supreme Court invalidated a compulsory flag salute law in public schools and established that students possess some level of First Amendment rights.” https://t.co/Dde0VLegmM
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@jcmarbury @AP The right to refuse to salute the flag or say the POA was settled in 1943 in West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette--during WWII! The schoolboard in this case has no leg to stand on, doubly so if the teacher struck the student for refusing.
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Fun fact: In 1943, the Supreme Court ruled in West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette that government officials cannot force anyone to participate in patriotic rituals, including the Pledge of Allegiance. No one can force you to stand for or recite the pledge.