Atheists & Agnostics

sakabatou

(43,064 posts) Wed Apr 15, 2015, 02:08 PM Apr 2015

Atheists Condemn School Nurse for Refusing to Treat Student Who Won’t Stand for Pledge

An atheist group has demanded that a Pennsylvania school apologize to a student who reportedly was refused medical treatment because she exercised her right not to participate in the Pledge of Allegiance.

In a letter to the Carlisle Area School District last week, American Humanist Association attorney Monica Miller explained that an eighth grade student had contacted the organization to report that she had been mistreated after declining to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance at Wilson Middle School on April 2.

Following the Pledge, the student said that she was berated by a school nurse.

“Why didn’t you stand for the Pledge?” the nurse reportedly asked loudly. The student said that she explained that she had the right not to participate.

More: http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/atheists-condemn-school-nurse-refusing-treat-student-who-wont-stand-pledge

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Atheists Condemn School Nurse for Refusing to Treat Student Who Won’t Stand for Pledge (Original Post) sakabatou Apr 2015 OP

USA! USA! USA... onager Apr 2015 #1

"She isn’t calling a parent until I have a long conversation with her!" AtheistCrusader Apr 2015 #2

She should lose her job. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #3

Agreed sakabatou Apr 2015 #5

Refusing to treat a student Cartoonist Apr 2015 #6

She should lose her job and her license. deucemagnet Apr 2015 #9

People who worship flags are really weird. nt. Mariana Apr 2015 #4

It's weird how prominent the flag is in American patriotism. AlbertCat Apr 2015 #7

...and dangerous. FiveGoodMen Apr 2015 #8

onager

(9,356 posts)

1. USA! USA! USA...

Reply to sakabatou (Original post)

Wed Apr 15, 2015, 02:32 PM

Apr 2015

Ha! God & The Pledge = 1, Eighth Grade = 0.

And I wonder if the school nurse might prefer the more...traditional salute to the flag? The pre-WWII version...

AtheistCrusader

(33,982 posts)

2. "She isn’t calling a parent until I have a long conversation with her!"

Reply to sakabatou (Original post)

Wed Apr 15, 2015, 04:03 PM

Apr 2015

My kid's school would have a HUGE problem on its hands if it tried that with my kid.

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)

3. She should lose her job.

Reply to sakabatou (Original post)

Wed Apr 15, 2015, 04:27 PM

Apr 2015

Refusing to treat a student for this reason is unconscionable.

sakabatou

(43,064 posts)

5. Agreed

Reply to beam me up scottie (Reply #3)

Wed Apr 15, 2015, 04:59 PM

Apr 2015

Cartoonist

(7,531 posts)

6. Refusing to treat a student

Reply to beam me up scottie (Reply #3)

Wed Apr 15, 2015, 08:55 PM

Apr 2015

for ANY reason is grounds for dismissal in my book.

deucemagnet

(4,549 posts)

9. She should lose her job and her license.

Reply to beam me up scottie (Reply #3)

Thu Apr 16, 2015, 11:44 AM

Apr 2015

Even prisoners of war are guaranteed medical treatment under the Geneva Convention. To withhold medical treatment because of differing ideology is beyond disgusting.

Mariana

(15,118 posts)

4. People who worship flags are really weird. nt.

Reply to sakabatou (Original post)

Wed Apr 15, 2015, 04:41 PM

Apr 2015

AlbertCat

(17,505 posts)

7. It's weird how prominent the flag is in American patriotism.

Reply to Mariana (Reply #4)

Wed Apr 15, 2015, 09:40 PM

Apr 2015

I mean even the National Anthem.... which I like BTW... even if you do change registers in the middle of the tune.... is about the damn flag. But I do like the poem too! Still.... there's that flag!

FiveGoodMen

(20,018 posts)

8. ...and dangerous.

Reply to Mariana (Reply #4)

Thu Apr 16, 2015, 11:32 AM

Apr 2015

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