Should Texas students be required to say Mexican Pledge of Allegiance?

not just no but hell no texas is not part of mexico anymore

This is really alarming. When I first got stationed in TX and heard that students have to recite the Texas Pledge I think it is, I was confused at first but then thought of the history of Texas. THIS on the other is way over the left field wall. Nothing against the Mexican culture but it has no place in a public school system. And to gig a child for not saying it is ludacris at best. That teacher needs to reevaluate herself and her methods.

A Texas high school student has filed a federal lawsuit against her school after her Spanish teacher allegedly gave her a failing grade for refusing to recite the Mexican pledge of allegiance.

The lawsuit says the McAllen Independent School District violated 15-year-old girl Brenda Brinsdon’s constitutional rights, saying that the “Supreme Court forbids teachers from compelling schoolchildren to pledge their allegiance to a country.”

The complaint also states that the student was not allowed to recite the American Pledge of Allegiance in Spanish in front of the class as an alternative assignment. The teacher, Reyna Santos, gave her a different assignment on the Independence of Mexico to which she received 13 out of 100 points.

The school district has a policy that prohibits a school from compelling students to recite the American Pledge of Allegiance or text from the Declaration of Independence if the student “as determined by the district, has a conscientious objection to the recitation,” Fox News’ Todd Starnes reports.

“What’s most troubling is the different treatment for someone wanting to opt out of reciting the American Pledge of Allegiance compared to someone as a matter of conscience wants to opt out of reciting the Mexican pledge,” Thomas More Law Center spokesman Erin Mersino

As a Texan by birth I say absolutely not!

I feel this is totally inappropriate. We don't pledge allegiance to Canada. I see Mexico as no different. If somebody wants to pledge allegiance to Mexico, go to Mexico and live there.

Who are you kidding?! Not only is the answer NO, but it shouldn't even be a question. That's just plain dumb.

Umm no. I think I would pull my kids out of school personally.

F*%@ No! If you live in the United States of America and are a citizen of the United States of America, and are using all the resorces of the United States of America, Then You pledge your allegiance to the United States of America.

No, fargin' way! No fargin' icehole teacher better be teaching any pledge that isn't OUR nation's. And when it happened I sent a nasty gram to the district superintendent.

1) It's a Spanish class. Not a Mexican Heritage class.
2) Even if it was a Mexican Heritage class; A) Spanish is not the native language and B) that does not give the teacher the right to have citizens of the U.S. Pledge Allegiance to any other country. C) You can teach about another country's culture without doing this.
3) Young Brenda was right to refuse and is right to stand her ground. Good for her. It was just a shame she was the only one in the class brave enough to do so.