A Florida school district sparked a huge uproar after giving students a waiver to opt out of the Pledge of Allegiance

Posted August 24, 2016 BusinessMediaguide.Com

WARMINSTER, PA - MARCH 24: Samantha Dracup (R), a fourth grade student at Longstreth Elementary School pledges allegiance to the flag March 24, 2004 in Warminster, Pennsylvania. An atheist parent, Michael Newdow, of Sacramento, California is scheduled to be heard by the Supreme Court today to defend his position that the 'Under God' in the Pledge of Allegiance is unconstitutional. If the Supreme Court upholds and expands their original ruling, which affected western states, all U.S. children will be affected. (Photo by William Thomas Cain/Getty Images)

A waiver form allowing students at schools in Leon County, Florida to opt out of the Pledge of Allegiance was withdrawn on Monday after it sparked public backlash.

The form was widely criticized on social media after Facebook user Micah Brienen posted a photo of the waiver online with “This is the dumbest thing I have ever read and I am so ashamed of this,” scrawled across it in ink. Brienen’s niece, who attends Killearn Lakes Elementary School in Leon County, brought the form home.

The form was sent out to comply with a state law that requires read more >>>

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