] A student's right to say --or not to say-- the Pledge of
] Allegiance at the start of the school day is causing an
] uproar at two Jefferson County Public Schools.
]
] A parent of two students has filed a complaint with the
] school board after her children were reprimanded after
] they refused to stand and say the pledge last week.
]
] The school district is reviewing the situations after Fox
] 41 News raised questions about them.
]
] Both of the children say their refusal to stand up and
] say the pledge is in protest to a possible U.S.-led war
] with Iraq.
]
] They say they're simply exercising their right to freedom
] of expression.
]
] The family members asked not to be identified by name
] because they fear reprisals for their stances.
]
] "I heard about the war, and then I thought it might start
] World War III, and I didn't want all those innocent
] people to die. So I thought, 'I'll start a protest,'"
] one of the students, a seventh grader at Newburg Middle
] School, told Fox 41 News.