Soldier's Mother Requests School Recite Pledge Daily

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PARIS -- Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School Principal Ted Moccia said a decision to have the staff and students salute the American flag only on Monday mornings is not meant as a sign of disrespect, but rather as a way to set the tone for the week.

"We set a tone for all our students. We rise and do it as an entire building," said Moccia, who noted that he will even stop in the hallway and place his hand over his heart if the pledge is being said. "We're serious. We're engaged. We're doing it."

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Soldier's Mother Requests School Recite Pledge Daily

The issue arose at last week's Board of Directors meeting when an Otisfield mother of an Afghanistan soldier told the board she had learned the high school does not salute the flag every day.

"I w...

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