Oberlin's minutes are not always entire in context. This goes much deeper than this board meeting. The fact is when parents requested a flag to be in the classroom and the pledge to be said the superintendent's answer was "teachers are not authorized". How is a child to say the pledge without a flag? Thus began the fight. This has gone on for months without resolution and keeps getting pushed to another meeting for decision. It should be a relatively simple compromise to change policy to read the school allows the pledge to be recited at the beginning of the school day with stipulation no student may be forced. It should be policy that flags are displayed inside school buildings and at sporting events. You can't imagine how sad it is to stand for the national anthem and there is no flag to face. Administration is fighting this, currently the pledge is prohibited, even for those who have requested it. This is one instance where you have it wrong, Mr. Facts. Whether terminology is prohibit, forbid, not allowed, the fact is there is a written policy against and no child is permitted the opportunity.
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