Marissa Barnwell failed to show sufficient deference to the Pledge of Allegiance. And for that, she was punished. She was walking quietly down the hall at River Bluff High School
The 131-year-old pledge is back in the news. A high school student recently landed in the principal's office for failing to honor it. She's not the first to protest a pledge that has been called unconstitutional.
Lexington School District 1 has responded to River Bluff High School student Marissa Barnwell's lawsuit about saying the Pledge of Allegiance at school, citing surveillance video.