Atlanta school removes Pledge of Allegiance from morning ritual
Atlanta school removes Pledge of Allegiance from morning ritual
ORIGINAL STORY: An Atlanta charter school will not recite the Pledge of Allegiance as part of its morning meeting agenda.
Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School on Grant Street announced the change Tuesday in a statement from elementary campus president Lara Zelski.
The decision was made “in an effort to begin our day as a fully inclusive and connected community,” Zelski said. “Over the past couple of years it has become increasingly obvious that more and more of our community were choosing to not stand and/or recite the pledge.” “
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