Black student refused to recite the Pledge of Allegiance – challenging Texas law requiring it

India Landry was in the principal's office when it was time for the Pledge of Allegiance. Her classmates stood nearly in unison, but Landry stayed seated and did not recite it. Principal Martha Strothe, immediately took action. "Well, you're kicked outta here," she told Landry. The school secretary keyed on the symbolism of the act by Landry, who is black. "This isn't the NFL," she said.