The Pledge debate: What students are learning today

About this episode

The episode discusses the decline of reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in schools and the implications of student protests against border enforcement laws.

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – Reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in school every morning is out of fashion, but at our own peril. In schools across the country, teachers are preparing their students to walk out of class on May 1 to protest our nation’s laws regarding border enforcement. The Sunrise Movement is one of the organizations behind the planned walkout and has...

People in this episode

Host: Dean Bowen

Topics covered

• Pledge of Allegiance
• education
• protests
• border enforcement
• student activism

Keywords

• Pledge of Allegiance
• education
• protests
• Sunrise Movement
• border enforcement

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sunrise Movement

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