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

Uhm....WHAT?!?!?!

This is stupid. I am really starting to hate this country and how this current adminstration is destroying this country.

You don't have to say the US Pledge of Allegiance so this seems like a trumped-up controversy about not saying the Mexican Pledge.

I think this is building a mountain from a molehill.

This was a lesson in the culture of the language being taught. When I was being taught German in High School, I learned about German culture to include the flag and their pledge.

This was an assignment to learn the pledge to understand their culture. What this was not, was the student being required to pledge allegiance to Mexico.

I understand the position of the student and her father, but again, Mountains out of Molehills.

I thought we won that war. J/S...

I don't think any American should be required to pledge their allegiance to any other nation. As service members we are required to salute during another nation's national anthem but they also salute during ours so I guess it's ok. But teaching our children to pledge their allegiance to Mexico sounds to me like indoctrination.

Excuse the language, but HELL NO!!! This is the US of A. If you want to say the Mexican Pledge of Allegiance in school then go back across the border!!!

SSgt (Join to see), thanks for bringing this to the attention of the RP community. This is close to the story of the students in California who flew the Mexican flag over (OVER) the American flag and flew the American flag upside down. Positively brutal. I don't see how even the most liberal person could defend the flag incident. I'm sure they would try. Freedom of speech and all. (http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/m/montebello-flag.htm#.VFUHePnF8Qo)

This incident you pointed us to is similar, but I can understand the argument that it was part of a school lesson. I think the students should not have stood and "saluted" (presumably the Mexican flag?). That's just wrong. No place for it. Especially not when there are nuts out there who refuse to pledge allegiance to the American flag. (Again, freedom of speech.)

My take on this is that the school should change that particular assignment and change it drastically. If the teacher feels led to teach her students the Mexican anthem and pledge, they should do it (first of all) seated. Maybe make it an extra credit assignment, I don't know. I do know the American (well, one hopes) students should not be required or even asked to pledge allegiance to the Mexican flag with their arms raised in a salute (to the flag, I presume). That is just plain wrong. And it doesn't really matter whether it's an academic assignment or not.

There's a line, and the teacher crossed it.

NO, NO, NO !!! My grandparents immigrated and part of that was learning the language and the culture. Who are the idiots that even suggest things like this. You come to America for a better life, I get it. It's been happening for hundreds of years. Then become AMERICAN or get the hell out. Sorry but this is crap. Leave it alone or please just LEAVE!!!

SGT Michael Glenn You realize Mexico is in an America too right? There are three, North, South and Central. THose would be continents, not countries..