Pledge Of Allegiance Spanish Recitation Uproars Wisconsin


An uproar has begun in a high school in Wisconsin over The Pledge of Allegiance being broadcast in Spanish over the Intercom. Once a year at Edgerton High School Spanish classes have recited the pledge. This year a parent got hot under the collar.

On March 11 the daily announcements at Edgerton High School had the Spanish class reciting the Pledge of Allegiance as it has for many years. It only happens one day per school year but this year is causing a fuss.Parents are demanding that the Spanish teacher, the principal and the superintendent be fired over reciting the Pledge in a language other than English. On April 28 the issue will be front and center at the school board meeting.

The group against the once a year Spanish version have gone so far as to physically threatened Dr. Norman Fjelstad for what they believe.

“There were a couple of people who made threats,â€