A Palestinian American student in Michigan is suing a middle school teacher and school district, claiming the educator ...

A US student files a lawsuit against a teacher for allegedly publicly humiliating her for not standing for the Pledge of ...

The ACLU of Michigan and the Arab American Civil Rights League filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against the Plymouth-Canton ...

An account of how a statement defining "intelligent patriotism" composed in 1892 by a Christian socialist minister named Francis Bellamy for young people to use in public ceremonies marking the 400 th ...

For years, a rumor has circulated online that the Pledge of Allegiance was a "marketing tool" used to sell more flags to U.S. schools. A reddit user posted the claim in the subreddit r ...

'I pledge allegiance' In 1892, less than 30 years after the Civil War , the United States was gearing up to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’ voyage to the New World.

Bullying and book bans should take precedence over the pledge. “I know there are people who feel strongly about it,” said Niki Welde, co-president of the Fergus Falls Education Association.

The Pledge of Allegiance also was created to venerate the flag and "foster patriotism," in addition to boosting revenue for a popular magazine in the late 1800s by selling flags and subscriptions.

Parents in Shaftsbury say they’re angry that students at the local elementary school are no longer saying the Pledge of Allegiance. News of the change spread on Facebook Wednesday night and by ...