Nicholas Goldberg: Is the Pledge of Allegiance just an empty, performative ritual? Marissa Barnwell failed to show sufficient deference to the Pledge of Allegiance. And for that, she was punished. Los Angeles Times · Mar 21, 2023
John M. Crisp: The many ways to pledge allegiance to our country Stories such as Marissa Barnwell’s make me uncomfortable. Tribune News Service · Mar 20, 2023
District responds to student's Pledge of Allegiance lawsuit A South Carolina school district says a ninth grader walking in a hallway was stopped during a moment of silence and not the Pledge of Allegiance The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2023
Family of Black student sue district after teacher allegedly pushed teen to wall for ignoring Pledge of Allegiance Marissa Barnwell, 15, says she stopped reciting the Pledge of Allegiance back in the third grade The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2023
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Parents sue after SC student says teacher assaulted her for not saying Pledge of Allegiance COLUMBIA, S.C. — A 15-year-old student at River Bluff High School says she was physically assaulted by a teacher for refusing to recite the Pledge of Allegiance. Tribune News Service · Mar 11, 2023
9th grader sues over Pledge of Allegiance confrontation The parents of a South Carolina high school student are suing a teacher, principal, and other education officials saying she was accosted when she didn't stop and recite the Pledge of Allegiance The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2023