3 September 2009
Parents Are Unhappy With Upcoming Obama Speech
Posted by Terrie Soberg under: Constitution in Peril .
Whether or not parents will allow their children to listen to Obama’s message on September 8 is a huge issue right now. I called my children’s school today to see how they were handling the situation. The school official said that they would not be showing the video. I said, “So that means I don’t have to make dentists appointments for that day?” She laughed!
Here is an excerpt of an article by Libby Quaid:
Obama speech to students draws conservative ire
DALLAS — President Barack Obama’s back-to-school address next week was supposed to be a feel-good story for an administration battered over its health care agenda. Now Republican critics are calling it an effort to foist a political agenda on children, creating yet another confrontation with the White House.
Obama plans to speak directly to students Tuesday about the need to work hard and stay in school. His address will be shown live on the White House Web site and on C-SPAN at noon EDT, a time when classrooms across the country will be able to tune in.
Schools don’t have to show it. But districts across the country have been inundated with phone calls from parents and are struggling to address the controversy that broke out after Education Secretary Arne Duncan sent a letter to principals urging schools to watch.
Districts in states including Texas, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Virginia, Wisconsin have decided not to show the speech to students. Others are still thinking it over or are letting parents have their kids opt out.
Some conservatives, driven by radio pundits and bloggers, are urging schools and parents to boycott the address. They say Obama is using the opportunity to promote a political agenda and is overstepping the boundaries of federal involvement in schools.
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