At Old Mill High School, the morning Pledge of Allegiance was recited over the public address system in foreign languages each day this week. To Charles Linton, that's just plain un-American.
"I ain't gonna stand up and pledge my allegiance to the United States in any foreign language," said a furious Mr. Linton, who pulled his ninth-grade son, Patrick, out of class this morning.
The practice celebrates National Foreign Language week, Old Mill Assistant Principal Mary Lappe said, and has been done at the school for...
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