(Associated Press) The parents of a student at a Midlands high school, are suing a teacher, principal, and other education officials saying she was accosted when she didn't stop and recite the Pledge of Allegiance.
Fifteen-year-old Marissa Barnwell says ,she was walking quietly to class at River Bluff High School last November and decided not to stop for the pledge or a moment of silence that followed.
Barnwell says, the teacher yelled and pushed her against a wall and the principal didn't do anything about it. State law allows students to refuse to recite the pledge, as long as they aren't disruptive.
Lexington School District 1 says it is working on a response to the lawsuit but had no other comment.
