Do you think teachers in public schools have rights not to sing the national anthem in school ceremonies?

Answer:
they dont have to sing.but they better stand up, and take their hat off.....

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Ofcourse.

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As long as they do not force their belief on the children. They can stand quietly while it is being done.

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Yes, of course. I work with teachers from Ecuador, the Phillipines, and Behrain. They should not be singing the anthem as they are citizens of their native land. Beyond that, it doesn't really matter. Half the time we are reprimanding students during that time.

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This is America. As of this moment, there's no law that teachers have to sing anything at all.

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They sure do, and loudly I hope!

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no, they are civil servants that are 1) citizens of the country, which should be good enough reason to sing the anthem 2) teachers who are role models for the students and should act like it 3) teachers who are under government payroll that puts food on your table

teachers in public schools should not have rights not to sing the national anthem

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In 1945 in a case involving the fact that the Jehovah's Witnesses refuse to say the Pledge of Allegiance due to believing that their allegiance belongs to Jehovah only and no one else, the Supreme Court ruled it was ok to refuse to say the Pledge (this was 9 years before the adding of the words Under God).

On the one hand, I do hate it when one refuses to say the Pledge or refuses to say the National Anthem for unpatriotic reasons, especially if those same people want us to not recite the pledge or sing the National Anthem either.

But when someone is refusing to say the Pledge or refusing to sing the National Anthem based on religious beliefs, then I really am totally in respect of this.

Plus if you do belong to a Religion that says your allegiance belongs only to the God or gods/goddeses you worship, there are other ways to be Patriotic.

For instance after 9/11 when the Jehovah's Witnesses were asked about Patriotism and refusal to say the Pledge of Allegiance they said "we are Patriots, but we don't believe in saluting an object like a flag, we are Patriotic by obeying Caesar (the Government) to the best of our ability."

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Of course, they are free not to say anything in this country. We have freedom of speech.

But what is wrong with being patriotic and singing the national anthem? Freedom insn't free. A lot of blood has been shed to win our freedoms. The anthem was inspired by a particular battle, but it is representative of all of the battles we have fought for freedom.

Why not celebrate our nation's freedom and the people who fought and died so we could gain and maintain our liberty?

If a teacher hates this country maybe they should move to a country that they can feel a little partiotism for instead of teaching kids disdain for the USA because I think that any teacher who is unwilling to sing a song in celebration of freedom is likely to be teaching our kids some decidedly unpatriotic things.

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I understand your question.

And yes I am thankful that here in America, we have many more freedoms than any other societies.

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Sure, they have rights like anyone else to excercise freedom of choise. If they choose to look like a jerk and not participate in the National Anthem because they don't like the man in the Oval office at the moment, let them. I suppose being surrounded by children for the better part of the day sort of rubs off on them a bit.

I had a very good public education. Many of my teachers I enjoyed and admired. Few ever brought up politics, and if they did, they did not clearly favor one side over the other. I guess the Teachers Union has changed the marching orders. Make the children liberal so that the Dems get at least one election out of them after they turn 18.

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I can't speak for Japan, but in the U.S., you don't have to sing it if you don't want to.

We have freedom of speech and expression here.