Under…? Judge Hearing Pledge Lawsuit

FREEHOLD, N.J. (AP) — Attorneys are arguing a family's lawsuit claiming the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance in schools is discriminatory.

A southern New Jersey family sued the Aberdeen Matawan school district this year claiming the pledge discriminates against children with atheist beliefs.

The family contends the phrase "under God" in the pledge is discriminatory. The school district claims it is merely following a state law that requires schools to have a daily recitation of the pledge. Individual students do not have to participate in the pledge.

The phrase "under God" was written into the Pledge of Allegiance in 1954.