A Maine school district has reinstated the Pledge of Allegiance at a local high school to settle a lawsuit filed by a father in March, local media reported.
In a suit filed on March 3, parent Christopher Hickey accused the Falmouth school district and Superintendent Steve Nolan of violating state law and district guidelines by failing to provide his son, Clayton, with the option to recite the pledge at school, according to the Portland Press Herald. The March lawsuit asked the Cumberland County Superior Court to issue an injunction requiring the high school to comply with state law.
The paper reported Wednesday that staff at Falmouth High School have implemented an optional recitation of the pledge at the school, in accordance with the 2011 state law.
