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A kid would probably get in trouble for disrupting the pledge, and some teachers make kids stand, but the Supreme Court ruling on that issue (sorry, I don't remember the name of the case, but I think it was somebody v. State Board of Ed. of W. Va.?) said that you can't be forced to change or assume a certain position during the pledge -- e.g., stand up, bow head, put hand over heart. The first decision allowing people not to say the pledge (issued on Flag Day in the middle of WWII, to make a point, it seems) didn't address this issue, I guess. The first decision has some pretty powerful words about freedom of conscience.
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