Cory Schroeder, Army veteran and undergraduate student at the University of Wyoming, wanted to start school meetings with the Pledge Of Allegiance, but was told he couldn’t as it might be offensive to the international students.
Yes, the University of Wyoming is still located inside the United States.
An Army veteran attending University of Wyoming was told that as a senator in its student government he should not say the Pledge of Allegiance before meetings. The reason: It might offend international students.
“Multiple senators sat me down and said it was a ‘very touchy subject’ and ‘we don’t want to offend anybody,’” former Army Staff Sgt. Cory Schroeder told the education watchdogCampus Reform Tuesday.
The veteran was told that if he wasn’t happy with the Associated Students of the University of Wyoming (ASUW) government’s decision, he could write a bill to allocate 20 seconds at the be
When are we going to stop this and take care of our own?
Who cares what those international students might feel, this is the USA not Nazi Germany!
If the Veteran wanted to say the Pledge of Allegiance he has every right to–this is still the United States of America and if you don’t like it–LEAVE IT…
to bad this is still america
People just need to stand tall and proud and recite the pledge anyways! Screw these politically correct idiots, there will always be plenty in the crowd to join you. It’s time we speak how we feel and do what’s important to you. I pledge allegiance to our wonderful flag everyday and not afraid to let my voice be heard loud and clear! I don’t care what religion you are or what you feel should be allowed, if its Christmas and you’re Jewish, muslim or an athiest I will always wish you a merry Christmas. This politically correct garbage is destroying our first amendment rights!
WTF IS WRONG WITH PPL????? I GUESS WE THE PPL DON’T MEAN $#%&!@* ANYMORE JUST $#%&!@*EN SAD.
Say the pledge anyway. People that come here know they are not in their country. I am sure its not them having a problem with it. Its just one more way the have of trying to change our country. Trying to take more of our freedom away. Stand up to anyone that try to do that. May God bless.
These are our customs so why must we internationally sanitize our lives because of foreigners visiting?????????
keep doing it maybe it will p**s them off and go back to where they came from
say it sanyways and if some one gets in your face about it beat him or her till they cant move they will be shutting up fast like