#ik private schools get away with a lot in america so thats why i dont know if the government could actually get involved

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hey fun fact: if your school gets you in trouble for not doing the pledge of allegiance, that is actually very illegal. There is legal precedent for not being allowed to force students to do the pledge. Supreme court level legal precedent for this exact issue of schools forcing kids to stand for the flag. It goes against the first amendment right of free speech because free speech includes protections against forced speech and so it was ruled unconstitutional.

So yeah, if your school gets you in trouble and make a fuss about it, you will win.

the only thing is I go to a private school, and I'm pretty sure that could complicate things (and also: I live in a very conservative area with very conservative parents) however I've pretty much stopped saying it) but I definitely thank you for this because I wasn't sure on exactly what the legality of that is