Welcome to America where we have gotten to the point of arresting 11-year-olds for “mandatory patriotism” as detailed by the hill.com.
A Florida middle school student was arrested and charged with a misdemeanor following an altercation that stemmed from him not standing up and reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.
The 11-year-old reportedly refused to recite the pledge and told the teacher that “the flag is racist and the national anthem is offensive to black people,” according to local outlet Bay 9 News.
Now, mind you this is all sparked from comments from a substitute teacher who made these comments to an 11-year-old child.
The teacher then questioned why the student didn’t go live somewhere else if living in America “was so bad.”
The boy responded by saying “they brought me here,” according to The Washington Post.
“Well you can always go back, because I came here from Cuba and the day I feel I’m not welcome here anymore I would find another place to live,” the teacher then reportedly said before calling the district office in an attempt to stop dealing with the sixth-grader.
First of all, why is this substitute teacher speaking to someone’s child like this, also why does she care so much, being that reciting the Pledge of Allegiance or “mandatory patriotism” is not required, which the substitute was not aware of..but felt the need to confront a kid about not doing something he didn’t HAVE to do. Second, show me the lie in what the young man said, he was smart and articulate on his views and stood (sat) behind them. The mother,Dhakira Talbot of the young man is pushing for the charges to be dropped and rightfully so, the school needs to answer for the type of people the let watch their students. Flip below to see video, reactions and follow me on the Twitter @SBReports706.