tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171420941776673660.post1737772253351359087..comments2024-03-28T02:29:13.507-07:00Comments on Legal Ruralism: Rural 10-year-old refuses to say pledge, citing discrimination against LGBT communityLisa R. Pruitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16469550950363542801noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171420941776673660.post-17465937034163120612009-11-29T19:26:10.728-08:002009-11-29T19:26:10.728-08:00Rural places desperately need more residents like ...Rural places desperately need more residents like this 10-year-old — people who challenge the "homogeneity and stasis" that marks many rural communities. While I commend the principal for not punishing the student for refusing to say the pledge of allegiance, the punishment (researching the pledge of allegiance) undermines this claim slightly. Luckily, this 10-year-old does not seem like the type to yield to the coercive pressures of the principal or community alike.aouehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08361634611308794954noreply@blogger.com