Texas High School students forced to recite Mexican National Anthem and Pledge of Allegiance

Texas High School students forced to recite Mexican National Anthem and Pledge of Allegiance
Last month students at Achieve Early High School in McAllen, Texas were required to recite the Mexican National Anthem and Pledge of Allegiance as part of their intermediate Spanish class. Let me be clear, the school is part of a public high school; not some privately funded institution.
According to the school district it was part of a Spanish class assignment and there was nothing wrong with the lesson.

Each student stood up, wearing Mexican National colors of red, white and green and recited the Mexican anthem and pledge they had to memorize individually. Each student but one, that is. 15-year-old Brenda Brinsdon refused to participate. She also caught it all on video. Apparently Brenda wasn’t keen on being forced to wear another country’s national colors and being forced to recite that foreign country’s national anthem and pledge of allegiance. Good for Brenda.
One can only wonder if Mexico requires their students to wear red, white and blue while reciting the U.S. pledge of allegiance and U.S. national anthem.

Young Brenda correctly noted that “Reciting pledges to Mexico and being loyal to it has nothing to do with learning Spanish.” Ya think? “Why are we doing their (Mexico’s) Independence when it’s Freedom Week and it’s also Constitution Day?” Brinsdon said. Good question, Brenda. Other students (sheeple) continued to make their presentations like good little subjects. The presentations took place over the course of several days. I don’t recall any schools in the U.S. requiring this same level of participation in the course of one day – let alone several days.

A local news organization, The Blaze cited district spokesperson, Mark May as saying, “In my mind it’s no different from memorizing a poem or memorizing a passage from Shakespeare.” I’m certain May would have no problem with the students dressing up as American patriots and reciting the 2nd Amendment. I know I certainly would have no problem with it.

According to May, “It’s up to the teacher how to interpret and teach the standards.” Really? I wonder if Mark would feel the same if the teacher taught a civics class from the perspective of U.S. citizens who are here legally.

May claims, “The students came away with a better understanding of the culture, heritage and customs of a neighboring country where Spanish is the primary language.” He added that the lesson was well received by the other students and parents. By whom; the Mexicans, the teacher and Mark May? Apparently Brenda was the only one in the class who has a functioning brain and wasn’t willing to buy into the bravo sierra. I’m sure Communism was well received by party leaders in Russia, too. Those who didn’t buy into it didn’t live long. Come to think of it, those who disagree with the Mexican drug cartels don’t live long, either.

May went on to opine, “There’s always going to be people [sic] that always feel a little bit differently.” That’s true, Mark. They’re called thinkers and they are quickly chastised and vilified in your world and in the media. When they raise legitimate questions, they are accused of spreading vitriol.

Make no mistake, these kids aren’t getting an education, they’re getting indoctrination.

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/blaze-exclusive-tx-high-school-students-made-to-recite-mexican-national-anthem-pledge-of-allegiance/