Substitute Teacher Gets The Boot After Thanking Kids For Saying Pledge of Allegiance A substitute teacher who has taught for years at Parkway South High School claims school administrators banned him from working there after he thanked students for saying the Pledge of Allegiance and a student complained. ... "There are always two or three who don't stand up because it's not required[," Furkin said.  "]So at the end of the pledge I said, 'Thanks to all of you that participated in that. I'm sure that all of those families who lost loved ones so that we could enjoy the freedoms we have today would appreciate the effort.'" https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/11/substitute_teacher_gets_the_boot_after_thanking_kids_for_saying_pledge_of_allegiance.html