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A Los Angeles teen was taking a stand for her country and her right not to say the Pledge of Allegiance, and it was that decision that had a teacher confronting the girl in class.
Lauryn Crawford decided against standing and saying the Pledge of Allegiance at Lakewood High School in Los Angeles, KCAL reported.
"As a Christian, this nation has never been one nation under God. Seeing all the stuff that's happening on the news and to say there's liberty and justice for all is not right," Crawford said.
She hasn't said the pledge for three years and has had no issues until last week.
A teacher told her she had to stand for the pledge.
She did not stand that day or the next.
The teacher claimed he could not find that there were any school policies that would allow her to remain in her seat.
But Crawford's father alerted the teacher to a 1943 Supreme Court ruling allowing his daughter not to participate.
The case was West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, KCAL reported.
In the case, the Supreme Court said that, "The Free Speech clause of the First Amendment prohibits public schools from forcing students to salute the American flag and say the Pledge of Allegiance."
After the discussion between Crawford's father and the teacher, the educator has not told Lauren she had to stand.
The Long Beach Unified School District told the Press-Telegram that there are no requirements for students to take part in the pledge.
The Crawford’s contacted a civil liberties group, which sent a letter to the district to remind it of the law.
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