Current Events > Americans, were you forced to say the Pledge of Allegiance at school?

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wackyteen 12/05/20 10:23:02 PM #1:	Were you? Yes, you'd get punished if you didn't stand and say it Yes, you'd get punished if you didn't say it Yes, you'd get punished if you didn't stand No, but you were silently judged if you didn't participate No, there was no mandate to participate No, the Pledge wasn't said at the schools I attended Other Were you? - Results (38 votes) Yes, you'd get punished if you didn't stand and say it 23.68% (9 votes) 9 Yes, you'd get punished if you didn't say it 0% (0 votes) 0 Yes, you'd get punished if you didn't stand 15.79% (6 votes) 6 No, but you were silently judged if you didn't participate 21.05% (8 votes) 8 No, there was no mandate to participate 28.95% (11 votes) 11 No, the Pledge wasn't said at the schools I attended 2.63% (1 vote) 1 Other 7.89% (3 votes) 3 I never remember being told it was mandatory. Just did it because it was expected of me. In high school I stopped saying it. I'd stand but not say it. Jokes on high school me, wound up selling my soul to the government --- The name is wackyteen for a reason. Never doubt. <cite>wackyteen posted [p:947967138] in Americans,... [t:79155240]...</cite> <quote> Were you? Yes, you'd get punished if you didn't stand and say it Yes, you'd get punished if you didn't say it Yes, you'd get punished if you didn't stand No, but you were silently judged if you didn't participate No, there was no mandate to participate No, the Pledge wasn't said at the schools I attended Other Vote View Results Were you? - Results (38 votes) Yes, you'd get punished if you didn't stand and say it 23.68% (9 votes) 9 Yes, you'd get punished if you didn't say it 0% (0 votes) 0 Yes, you'd get punished if you didn't stand 15.79% (6 votes) 6 No, but you were silently judged if you didn't participate 21.05% (8 votes) 8 No, there was no mandate to participate 28.95% (11 votes) 11 No, the Pledge wasn't said at the schools I attended 2.63% (1 vote) 1 Other 7.89% (3 votes) 3 Show Voting Form I never remember being told it was mandatory. Just did it because it was expected of me. In high school I stopped saying it. I'd stand but not say it. Jokes on high school me, wound up selling my soul to the government </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
nfearurspecimn 12/05/20 10:23:42 PM #2:	wackyteen posted... I never remember being told it was mandatory. Just did it because it was expected of me. this --- Wake up. You have to wake up. currently a preta/hungry ghost Dai Grepher: I was wrong. My entire theory is incorrect. Zero Mission IS a remake of Metroid. <cite>nfearurspecimn posted [p:947967156] in Americans,... [t:79155240]...</cite> <quote>wackyteen posted... </cite> <quote>I never remember being told it was mandatory. Just did it because it was expected of me.</quote>this </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HairyReed 12/05/20 10:24:32 PM #3:	No, but I did so anyway as a legal immigrant, naturalized citizen, and patriotic Christian American. --- https://youtu.be/Q_7NSXnlQ64 https://youtu.be/Hy7AzBQoOZw https://tinyurl.com/y6bmzp9d https://tinyurl.com/y466xz7v <cite>HairyReed posted [p:947967183] in Americans,... [t:79155240]...</cite> <quote>No, but I did so anyway as a legal immigrant, naturalized citizen, and patriotic Christian American.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Flauros 12/05/20 10:25:25 PM #4:	Yeah. The teacher once took a kid who refused and pinned his head to a desk with a gun. He was like "Pray to the flag NOW!" and the kid refused. The only thing that saved him was a fire drill. That kids name? I dont remember. Mike or something. --- https://imgur.com/iQep35u https://imgur.com/nhHkg9L https://imgur.com/A3kur0P https://imgur.com/Hj9RrC6 <cite>Flauros posted [p:947967216] in Americans,... [t:79155240]...</cite> <quote>Yeah. The teacher once took a kid who refused and pinned his head to a desk with a gun. He was like "Pray to the flag NOW!" and the kid refused. The only thing that saved him was a fire drill. That kids name? I dont remember. Mike or something. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
mooreandrew58 12/05/20 10:25:32 PM #5:	In elementary school. Not sure if it was forced but no kid objected either. In one highschool we had to stop where ever we where and stand still while the national anthem played. Granted while a public school most of the students where from a local military base. --- Cid- "looks like that overgrown lobster just got served!" Bartz-"with cheese biscuts AND mashed potatoes!" <cite>mooreandrew58 posted [p:947967226] in Americans,... [t:79155240]...</cite> <quote>In elementary school. Not sure if it was forced but no kid objected either. In one highschool we had to stop where ever we where and stand still while the national anthem played. Granted while a public school most of the students where from a local military base. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Lunar_Savage 12/05/20 10:26:24 PM #7:	I graduated in 2007. By that point, I had lived through the days when we were forced to stand and recite it and by the time I was in high school, it was mostly phased out. I watched the pledge die in the public system. --- Number of Mega Cookies given: (::::) 30 Tips top hat, adjusts monocle, and walks away with a cane. And yes, that IS Mr. Peanut laying unconscious on the curb <cite>Lunar_Savage posted [p:947967251] in Americans,... [t:79155240]...</cite> <quote>I graduated in 2007. By that point, I had lived through the days when we were forced to stand and recite it and by the time I was in high school, it was mostly phased out. I watched the pledge die in the public system. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Antifar 12/05/20 10:26:27 PM #8:	We had the pledge, but kids weren't expected to do anything more than stand and put their hands over their hearts. --- kin to all that throbs <cite>Antifar posted [p:947967254] in Americans,... [t:79155240]...</cite> <quote>We had the pledge, but kids weren't expected to do anything more than stand and put their hands over their hearts. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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SamsungGearS2 12/05/20 10:28:44 PM #10:	we did it, but I don't remember if we got punished for not doing it. --- Devices: iPhone 12, HP Envy x360, Dell Inspiron 545S, Kindle Fire HD 10 Currently Playing: CS:GO, Fortnite, Among Us https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9y1is8lL6E <cite>SamsungGearS2 posted [p:947967313] in Americans,... [t:79155240]...</cite> <quote>we did it, but I don't remember if we got punished for not doing it. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
eggcorn 12/05/20 11:07:19 PM #11:	No, there were plenty of people who didn't participate. --- Warning: This post may contain triggering or distressing content. <cite>eggcorn posted [p:947968353] in Americans,... [t:79155240]...</cite> <quote>No, there were plenty of people who didn't participate.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
InhumaneRaider 12/05/20 11:08:25 PM #12:	In Highschool, we'd get detention otherwise. --- The War on Christmas begins now, comrades! Load up the Acai refreshers! Cash the Soros checks! Unity?! Uni Tee Eat Deez Nuts. Go stick a Canoli, up your Holey. <cite>InhumaneRaider posted [p:947968378] in Americans,... [t:79155240]...</cite> <quote>In Highschool, we'd get detention otherwise. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Prismsblade 12/05/20 11:09:11 PM #13:	I just got fed up with it in middle school at some point and stopped. My teachers gave me shit about it but I dont recall being punished. --- 3DS FC:3368-5403-9633 Name: Kaizer PSN: Blackkaizer <cite>Prismsblade posted [p:947968395] in Americans,... [t:79155240]...</cite> <quote>I just got fed up with it in middle school at some point and stopped. My teachers gave me shit about it but I dont recall being punished. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
YugiNoob 12/05/20 11:09:50 PM #14:	Antifar posted... We had the pledge, but kids weren't expected to do anything more than stand and put their hands over their hearts. This --- Bun bun :3 <cite>YugiNoob posted [p:947968413] in Americans,... [t:79155240]...</cite> <quote>Antifar posted... </cite> <quote>We had the pledge, but kids weren't expected to do anything more than stand and put their hands over their hearts.</quote>This </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
hockeybub89 12/05/20 11:09:58 PM #15:	You pretty much had to stand. I went to Catholic school K-8 and Catholic, military high school. --- http://card.psnprofiles.com/1/NIR_Hockey.png http://www.last.fm/user/hockeybub89/ <cite>hockeybub89 posted [p:947968418] in Americans,... [t:79155240]...</cite> <quote>You pretty much had to stand. I went to Catholic school K-8 and Catholic, military high school. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Esrac 12/05/20 11:12:21 PM #17:	I only ever had one teacher try to give me a hard time about not wanting to stand. She'd have students who didn't want to stand wait out in the hall until it was over. Until the day the principal happened to walk by and asked why we were out in the hall. When we told him, he put a stop to that. <cite>Esrac posted [p:947968487] in Americans,... [t:79155240]...</cite> <quote>I only ever had one teacher try to give me a hard time about not wanting to stand. She'd have students who didn't want to stand wait out in the hall until it was over. Until the day the principal happened to walk by and asked why we were out in the hall. When we told him, he put a stop to that. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BloodMoon7 12/05/20 11:12:27 PM #18:	I don't know. I don't remember anyone refusing in my elementary school years and I don't remember anyone actually doing it in high school. But that may be because I was always late to class. --- I just want to restore this world back to the natural. Bring order to this broken reality. To the way it should have been, all those many years ago. <cite>BloodMoon7 posted [p:947968492] in Americans,... [t:79155240]...</cite> <quote>I don't know. I don't remember anyone refusing in my elementary school years and I don't remember anyone actually doing it in high school. But that may be because I was always late to class. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 12/05/20 11:13:29 PM #19:	I grew up in the 80s, and it was never more than "strongly encouraged", then mysteriously disappeared. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:947968519] in Americans,... [t:79155240]...</cite> <quote>I grew up in the 80s, and it was never more than "strongly encouraged", then mysteriously disappeared. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheLiarParadox 12/05/20 11:18:38 PM #20:	We were required to stand up. I remember teachers asking why someone wasn't saying it but I don't think anyone was ever punished for not reciting it. --- Spongebob is not a contraceptive. <cite>TheLiarParadox posted [p:947968673] in Americans,... [t:79155240]...</cite> <quote>We were required to stand up. I remember teachers asking why someone wasn't saying it but I don't think anyone was ever punished for not reciting it. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
kg88222 12/05/20 11:20:18 PM #21:	Forced no. People just did at that time. <cite>kg88222 posted [p:947968717] in Americans,... [t:79155240]...</cite> <quote>Forced no. People just did at that time. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 12/05/20 11:24:09 PM #22:	The bigger mystery is, how many commas are in it? The real answer is four, after "under God" was added in the 1950s. The schoolkid answer is nine. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:947968824] in Americans,... [t:79155240]...</cite> <quote>The bigger mystery is, how many commas are in it? The real answer is four, after "under God" was added in the 1950s. The schoolkid answer is nine. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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