A father sued the Falmouth School Department in Maine on March 3, accusing it of failing to follow state law by not allowing students an opportunity to recite the Pledge of Allegiance.
Christopher Hickey accused the school district and Superintendent Steve Nolan of failing to provide his son, Clayton, the option to recite the pledge in violation of state law and the district’s policy, the Portland Press Herald reported. The lawsuit asks the Cumberland County Superior Court to issue an injunction requiring the high school to comply with state law.
“My client, Christopher Hickey, is seeking to ensure compliance so that his son Clayton, and all Falmouth students, can benefit from this important civic tradition,” attorney Jack Baldacci told the Press Herald. “We’re optimistic the court will act promptly to reinstate it.”
“A school administrative unit shall allow every student enrolled in the school administrative unit the opportunity to recite the Pledge of Allegiance at some point during a school day in which students are required to attend. A school administrative unit may not require a student to recite the Pledge of Allegiance,” section 4010 of Chapter 201 of Title 20-A of the Maine Revised Statutes says.
