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Arabic version of Pledge of Allegiance at Pine Bush High School ignites furor

Arabic version of Pledge of Allegiance at Pine Bush High School ignites furor What began as an effort to celebrate national Foreign Language Week at Pine Bush High School has imploded into a raging controversy that has divided the school into angry factions. PINE BUSH – An effort to celebrate national Foreign Language Week by reading the Pledge of Allegiance in Arabic Wednesday has polarized Pine Bush High School into angry factions. The morning’s regularly scheduled announcements included the Arabic reading of the pledge. According to students, the announcement was greeted by catcalls and angry denunciations in classrooms throughout the… View Article