Susan Shapiro, the high school student who caused a controversy last year when she refused to stand and recite the Pledge of Allegiance, received a public apology today from her school's teacher association.
Miss Shapiro's family agreed to drop a lawsuit they had filed in April against the town and Randolph High School in exchange for the apology.
The Massachusetts Teachers Association, representing Miss Shapiro's homeroom teacher, Jean Noblin, issued a statement apologizing for the way ''Susan and the Shapiro family had been treated.'' The dispute began when Mrs. Noblin questioned Miss Shapiro's refusal to stand for the salute.
Miss Shapiro missed more than a month of school because of threats to
her safety. Her family received numerous harassing phone calls and mail.
Abolish The Pledge Of Allegiance, Ban
the Pledge Of Allegiance, Stop the Pledge Of Allegiance
A SOCIALIST WROTE THE
PLEDGE - for allegiance to socialism in government schools.