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AFA ActivismAction Alert - October 11, 2001Bush Administration Urges "Pledge Across America"Education Secretary Paige Urges America's More Than 100,000 Schools to Join in Simultaneous Nationwide Pledge of Allegiance on Friday, October 12
American Family Association is pleased to report that U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige has contacted more than 100,000 public and private elementary and secondary school principals around the country to encourage them to have America's almost 52 million students participate in Pledge Across America - a nationwide, synchronized Pledge of Allegiance on October 12, 2001. "Teachers in every community in America have been working with students to help them understand what happened on September 11 and to overcome their fears and concerns," Paige wrote to the principals. "They have also worked to teach them more about our proud and rich national history and the foundations of our free society. "Today, I ask students, teachers, parents and other proud Americans across the country to join me in showing our patriotism by reciting the Pledge of Allegiance at a single time and with a unified voice this Friday," Paige said. "Together, we can send a loud and powerful message that will be heard around the world: America is 'one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.'" The synchronized Pledge of Allegiance will begin at 2 p.m. EDT, 1 p.m. CDT, Noon, MDT, 11 a.m. PDT, 10 a.m. in Alaska, and 8 a.m. in Hawaii. Paige will be participating in the Pledge Across America with students from a Washington, D.C., area school. Following is the secretary's letter to principals. October 9, 2001 Dear Principal: As a Nation, we have responded to the terrorist attacks of September 11 by offering our support to the victims and their families, to the rescue workers, and to the men and women of the United States military. We have also displayed remarkable patriotism that reflects our appreciation for and dedication to the principles that make America strong - freedom, liberty, and independence. Teachers in every community in America have been working with students to help them understand what happened on September 11 and to overcome their fears and concerns. They have also worked to teach them more about our proud and rich national history and the foundations of our free society. I write today to ask you to join me and students, teachers, parents, and other proud Americans across the country in showing our patriotism by reciting the Pledge of Allegiance at a single time and with a unified voice in your classrooms on Friday, October 12, 2001. Pledge Across America is being organized by Celebration USA, a nonprofit organization created to strengthen instruction on the basic principles of American democracy in America's classrooms. They have offered us an opportunity to join in a synchronized Pledge of Allegiance at 2:00 p.m. EDT, 1:00 p.m. CDT, Noon MDT, 11:00 a.m. PDT, 10:00 a.m. in Alaska, and 8:00 a.m. in Hawaii. I hope you will join me in making this a national celebration on Friday at the times listed above. Together, we can send a loud and powerful message that will be heard around the world: America is "one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." Sincerely, Rod Paige More information on Pledge Across America is available on the U.S. Department of Education website. ACTION NEEDEDContact your local schools and urge them to participate in the "Pledge Across America" tomorrow.Contact Education Secretary Rod Paige and thank him for his bold leadership on the "Pledge Across America" campaign. Mr. Rod Paige, Secretary U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20202 Phone: 1-800-USA-LEARN Fax: (202) 401-0689 URL Resource: The Pledge of Allegiance (from www.ushistory.org)
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