Texas Student At Center Of Pledge of Allegiance Protest Gets $90K Settlement

By Rayna Reid ·Updated April 5, 2022

A former Texas high school student who alleged that she was harassed for not participating in the Pledge of Allegiance has received a $90,000 settlement.

Mari Oliver reportedly “objected to the pledge because she did not believe that the United States guarantees ‘liberty and justice for all,’ especially for people of color…[and] also did not agree with the words ‘under God’ ”

Texas state law

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