The president’s plan to speak to all school children in a nationally televised speech became a hot topic in Baldwin County; a county where parents typically vote conservative.
Because of the controversy, the Baldwin County School District let principals make the decision whether or not the speech would air. Some of those principals let teachers decide. The vast majority felt the President’s Speech would disrupt the classroom.
The schools that did air the speech chose to remain anonymous, and the school district refused to release their names.
Local 15 News discovered the names of two Baldwin County Schools that did give students the option of listening to President Obama’s speech: Daphne High School and Gulf Shores High School.
Baldwin County Schools Tune Out President’s Speech
How can a school choose to stay anonymous? Parents have a right to know if this video or anything else was shown or not. That is absurd. What else are schools choosing to stay anonymous about?
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“Because of the controversy” ??? What controversy? Appears the entire flap, or controversy was misplaced and made up. Even after getting a peek at the proposed speech, people acted like Eighth Century Superstitious ancients.
You people are taking this way of context. Principals could decide. All any parent had to do was pick up the phone and call the school. I did. They’d tell you in a heartbeat what the plan was. I first called the central office. They were not keeping track of what schools did or didn’t show it. Good for them, I think they have better things to do than track a video.
I think the president has better things to do and has no right interfering with our children’s schooling or anything else. He needs to worry about his business and let me worry about MY child! I am sick and tired of the government putting their noses in our business. What do they care about these kids? Government and school should not mix. Obama needs to mind his own affairs!
If it weren’t a politically motivated speech, then why was the question on the healthcare bill allowed?
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