Posted on 09/03/2009 6:22:59 AM PDT by RaiderRose
A planned live address to school students by President Barack Obama next week is causing controversy for school districts as some parents object to what they see as partisan politics.
The issue, which became a hot-button topic on some radio talk shows this week, left school administrators scrambling to decide whether to allow students to watch the live broadcast...(snip)
Some administrators say they are reluctant to interrupt daily lesson plans and won’t show the address live...(snip) Others will allow campuses to access the speech during the broadcast but will also record it for teachers to show later.
Those opposing the speech say students should not be forced to listen to a presidential message.
"We’re hearing from parents and grandparents that are not very happy. They really feel like it is political indoctrination," said Stephanie Klick, Tarrant County Republican Party chairwoman...(snip)
Parent Steve Atwell said he believes the speech is an attempt at propaganda. He urged Keller trustees in a letter to cancel plans to show the speech or give equal time to "someone of an opposite moral and political viewpoint."
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"This preferential treatment for Obama does not reflect the values of the vast majority of KISD parents or taxpayers. Most, I believe, would prefer that Obama stay away from their children. . . . I strongly resent using my tax dollars to indoctrinate my children in the alleged virtues of statist political philosophy."
Tarrant County Democratic Party Chairman Steve Maxwell defended the president’s attempt to underscore the need for American children to succeed in school.
"I have tremendous disappointment that any parent would not let their children listen to a pro-education message, a message about how important it is to stay in school and get that degree," Maxwell said...
(Excerpt) Read more at star-telegram.com ...
Hello fellow Keller FReeper! My oldest is only 5, but knows that the guy on TV all the time believes in some very bad things and lies a lot. :) Just a couple of more years, and I would turn him loose.
He’s just too young to be viewing anything even slightly political without an educated (conservative) adult’s guidance.
I'd say that my son is too (he's 9) .... but if the education system is going to attempt memtic engineering on children I'll beat them to the punch. I explained taxes with grades and he INSTANTLY got it. (Is it 'fair' to take your A grade and give it to some other person that didn't work nearly as hard as you? He got HOT at that idea.)
Excellent idea! I'll have to remember that one.
Keep that Marxist FREAK away from our kids! He can’t fool the adults any more so now he’ll work the kids into a frenzy.
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