Parents, Teachers Criticize Anti-Pledge of Allegiance Lawsuit

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Free Beacon:

Parents and teachers criticized a lawsuit filed against their New Jersey school district that objects to the use of the words “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance recited by their children.

 

The American Humanist Association (AHA) announced the lawsuit the day after Easter. The group filed it on behalf of a local family in Monmouth County who wished to remain anonymous.

 

The suit claims the use of the words “under God” in the daily recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance are discriminatory to atheist children and their families.

 

The school district claims it is just abiding by the state’s statute.

 

Superintendent David Healy, when asked for comment, sent a prepared statement from the school district’s general counsel David Rubin, who said the district is “merely abiding by a state statute, on the books for many years, mandating the recitation of the pledge in all school districts.”