The American Civil Liberties Union has asked Hubbard High School to stop punishing a student who refused to stand and recite the Pledge of Allegiance.
Roxanne Westover, 17, said she's an atheist and considers the pledge more religious than patriotic. Because she wouldn't participate, she said she was sent to the school principal's office several times.
The ACLU wrote school district officials Tuesday arguing that students have the right not to say the pledge as a matter of free speech.
Hubbard Superintendent Richard Buchenic said he told the ACLU that the matter has been "dealt with."
ACLU of Ohio staff counsel Carrie Davis said the school intends to follow a district policy that students are not required to recite the pledge.
