Pledge of Allegiance in Schools

One topic that has been brought up over the past few years in public schools is the saying of the Pledge of Allegiance. The Pledge of Allegiance of the United States is an oath of loyalty to the national flag and the republic of the United States of America, originally composed by Francis Bellamy in 1892. The Pledge has been modified four times since then, with the most recent change adding the words "under God" in 1954 The one statement that has created an uproar is "Under God." Some states give the students the option to say it. In other states, students are not allowed to say "Under God" at all. Currently, 43 states have laws regarding requirements for student recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance in schools. However, seven states have no requirements for the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance. These states are Iowa, Hawaii, Maine, Michigan, Nebraska, Vermont, and Wyoming. There was even an incident in Mississippi dealing with the pledge of allegiance. There was a judge who put an attorney in jail for criminal contempt for refusing to stand for the pledge of allegiance. That just shows how big of a deal the pledge of allegiance really is.