THE PUBLIC SCIIOOLS OF BROOKLINE ‘The Edward Devotion Sehoot 345 Hervant Steet ————— Bros g, Massachasets 02445 617-879-4400 (617-738-9501 (FAX), Gerad J, Martine Princip David O'Hara, View Prinelpal Decomber 20,2010 eae Devon Fanitiag, Many of you are aware that Massachusetts General Lawa Chupter 7, Section 68, ‘quires «fig tobe displayed i eck seboo lasroom. This aio requires slasesto be leas ina group ciation of te Pledge of Allegan ote Flag. Pubke School of Brookline pai Provides that this recitation may tke place weal -Adinenaly, ns part hat Massachnet Hitory’Social Science framewers and the Brookline Learning Bxpactntiona (BLE) ther ra learning objective tat dnt bo able to "Demonstrate undrstanding tht hero ere importa Amtech eymbalaty Hef th> ‘wor ofthe ledge of Allegiance.” 1a ode to sect the sate egal mandate Fr pul schools nd support our earl ‘xpoctton, will once a week, pas of my suring announcements recte the Pedae of ‘Allegiance the Flay Classroom oncor, a wih ay amncuncerent, wl bring the clas Silos. Sade and teachers my cone and an rete the lege Put are nt ely requied iodo s. Under ou Constitution, ates teachers nox students an be mandated to taretpate inthis wire This each pesos personal cele. Lurge yout conversion asa family te lp your ciliren undestane why | will be resin the Pledge of| Allegiance and osepport thes i eling comferuibie and confdet i he decison on Whet cto partinae Whatever decision you snd your child rake willbe uly reaped. Pls illou the section below and retro Sour sills homeroom tucker. Tana that we wl bein ‘esition of te Pleiye afler tie New Yeu, ‘Onapersonal note, am prov tobe» fs gesenton Coben Amerizan an | aprecine ‘he epprtnties ny fail as found in ow great at. ise or hero ac nla as Nox, 3.200 Yessy shi wil partrpat i te woot Medge Alege No, my wil opiate the wostly Pet of Alans, Cite Nae nt Honecom, baw PaeavGudn SigeTha iatgn ot atence “t pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisibie, with liberty and justice for all." Here's the mwarng ote Padge of Aleglance wording: Ip aegiance-| rosie ry loyaty 10 the age th eyndo ta ofthe Unted Sais of America. ach and every fe 6 states tt erm a ramos tes rasen andto te mgublo county where poopie chocas tel represetaie to ox {he goverment ana present rem ‘or whe & tard, one nar We tag hat tans er ane coumy Under God there is ene Supreme ety for avery can “nso cour hat canto ba diac wit Lowry compte Heed of i and Wing bela given othe izes nd Juscw- at veavent bing pred by he woth ana {or all -fr each end every ion of be county