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I was doing work and the pledge came on and I was the only one sitting down. He called out my name and said that I must stand up and say the pledge. Is that legal?
answered on Nov 3, 2015
So you don't believe you owe allegiance to the United States? Are you perhaps a citizen of some other country?
answered on Oct 23, 2015
Start by conferring with the principal and then the school board.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Educational_Rights_and_Privacy_Act
My teacher forced me to add heading on my binder's dividers. I didn't do it, I don't want to do it. And she gave me a 0 on my power school, on the project called binder check. I was like wtf??? Yes, she told us to do it, and she will check. Is this legal?
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answered on Sep 4, 2015
She has the power to give you a failing grade if you do not follow instructions in class, doesn't she? If she does not have the power to do that, how can teachers across the USA grade anything at all?
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