Texas Teen Suing School District Over Recital of Mexican National Anthem in Class
Said she was punished for refusing to do the exercise
A Texas high school student has filed suit against her school district, claiming she was punished for refusing to recite the Mexican national anthem and pledge of allegiance as part of a Spanish class assignment.
Brenda Brinsdon, then 15, told TheBlaze exclusively in 2011 that students in her intermediate Spanish class were instructed to recite the Mexican anthem and pledge individually in front of their peers at Achieve Early College High School in McAllen, Texas. Brinsdon refused, telling TheBlaze at the time that "Reciting pledges to Mexico and being loyal to it has nothing to do with learning Spanish." She also provided TheBlaze with video she recorded of students taking part in the assignment.
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