The Archive · 1935

Refusal to Salute the American Flag

Lynn, Mass., Oct. 8.

public school committee to-day voted unanimously to expel Carleton Nichols, seven years old, for his fusal to salute the American flag in compliance with a Massachusetts law.

The youngster's family belongs to a religious sect, "Witnesses Sehovat," which regards it og sinful to pledge allegiance to any earthly Kingdom.

Attorneys for the pupil and his family plan to carry the case to the United States Supreme Court, it neces test of civil liberties stitution—United Press.

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