WILL PHILLIPS
November 16, 2009 by Allie Pruitt
WEST FORK, AR – A 10 year old boy will not pledge to the flag in school because of America’s discrimination against homosexuals!
Will Phillips is a fifth grader in the West Forks school district in Arkansas. While discussing the Pledge of Allegiance recently with his parents, he began to think about the meaning behind the words.
“I’ve always tried to analyze things because I want to be lawyer,” Will said. “I really don’t feel that there’s currently liberty and justice for all.”
He became concerned when he realized that family friends who were gay were outlawed from marrying or adopting. So on Monday, October 5, when other students got up to say the Pledge of Allegiance like usual, Will refused to stand.
He agreed to an exclusive interview with CNN to discuss why he did it and what happened:
