Teacher On Leave After Boy Is Forced To Stand During Pledge

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (AP) — A Detroit-area teacher is on leave after an 11-year-old boy said he was physically forced out of his chair during the Pledge of Allegiance.
Stone Chaney, a sixth-grader in the Farmington district, said he makes a pledge to God and family — not a flag — and has skipped participation since second grade.
He said he was doing homework during the pledge on Sept. 7 when a teacher at East Middle School “snatched” him out of his chair.
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