Colorado: Parents win against Obama Propaganda. Here is how they FORCED a student Opt-out 4 9/8/09

[steve0]

The purpose of this thread is to secure a commitment from each local Principal to provide an opt-out so that no one is forced to endure Obama's subtle, presumptuous speech. Below, I will provide a sample of reasonable letters we want the Principal to sign. If refused, we know where they stand and will take the appropriate action against them. Here is an article of how they roll in Colorado. http://blogs.westword.com/latestword/2009/09/douglas_county_school_allows_p.php It would be useful if the only comments on this thread are how to do this, report your results and contact information for the press to report and follow-up on.

[steve0]

Example of actual letter send and agreed to by local Principal Parents, We have mailed the individual CSAP scores to your homes. Please look for their arrival within the next few days. On September 8, 2009, President Obama will be addressing the children on TV. Some of you have called our office asking if we will be showing the presentation and you have asked that your child not be in the room if we do show the presentation. Only a few classrooms at AWE will be offering the children an opportunity to view the President's speech. If a child chooses not to watch the speech, the child will be sent to our media center to engage in an individual literacy activity directed by the teacher. You will be informed this week by your child's teacher if they will have the option of watching the presentation. After the viewing, there will be no discussion held in the classroom. The follow - up conversation may happen at home with parents. Thanks for your continued involvement, Staci McCormack, Principal

[antivenom]

America has OFFICIALLY landed at the intersection of...

ARE you a RACIST?
ARE you a COMRADE?

Meaning if you hold your child back on Tuesday and skip school, or you do not allow the child to enter the auditorium to be brainwashed...

The media will say...

The child is in a RACIST family.

If that child’s teacher is black, you do think your child will have a chance at having a happy and productive school year?

WE ARE “OFFICIALLY AT THE CROSSROADS of “picking a side while using the children”

[newfreep]

It’s amazing how quickly Americans rose up to this latest ploy by OBOZO - speaks highly that our American spirit is alive and well!!!

[RandallFlagg]

My Sons are in Adams county.
I’ll either be in the classroom with them.
Or, we’ll take advantage of the great fishing weather here.

[Munson]

I emailed Limbaugh asking for him to do a counter-programming address to the youth of the nation. I hope his assistants catch my email.

[St. Louis Conservative]

Don’t the proles know they’re not supposed to opt out of one the Chairman’s speeches!!

[Alex Murphy]

Ping for later

[Candor7]

THese opt out parents need to see how the schools send a list of names and addresses of parents who opt out to the White House.

If so, a breach of privacy law suit needs to be launched against the school itself.

[paulycy]

[WaterBoard]

Hey Charles Johnson,

Explain this Obama Youth video produced by Democrats.

Children should not be politicized, let them be children Charles.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmkxY05eI0k

[RummyChick]

“If a child chooses not to watch the speech, the child will be sent to our media center to engage in an individual literacy activity directed by the teacher”

what does this mean? Do they actually have to do work versus a free ride of just sitting and watching obama?

Kids already face great peer pressure for a whole host of(TM Obama) things..this is just one more way to divide students.

[Boardwalk]

I’m in Massachusetts and a caller to a radio show here said that her kid was forced to watch a video from Michelle Obama yesterday in class. There was no notice to the parents prior to running it but apparently it was about community service.

[ichabod1]

I pledge that I will only flush after a dukie, never after a single.

[HungarianGypsy]

That would be cool. It’s the day we start our school year and something like that would be something to hear.

[blam]

Keep the pressure on these Commie bastards.

The teachers unions are also their allies and they'll go along with the Marxists unless you stop them.

Boycott everything union!!

[WaterBoard]

This isn't the first time a president has addressed U.S. public school students, and it's not the first time there've been accusations of politicization, either. President George H.W. Bush gave a similar talk in 1991, PolitiFact notes. At the time, then House Majority Leader Dick Gephardt said, "The Department of Education should not be producing paid political advertising for the president, it should be helping us to produce smarter students."

[Red_Devil 232]

Hey! Teacher!

Leave Them Kids Alone!

Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall

[RWGinger]

This was a well reasoned civil approach, compared to the bull dozer obama approach.

I think that Principal chose the right way to satisfy everyone and everyone has a chance to allow their child learning moments ( well as much learning as a hitler type speech from barry can be). It sounds like there will be a really good alternative to watching the Dear Leader spout.
THAT was my concern, that kids who didn’t want to be brainwashed would be singled out.

Good job

[blam]

"There was no notice to the parents prior to running it but apparently it was about community service."

Probably about how much you owe Black people and how worthless you and your culture are.

[steve0]

Here is the synopsis of basically how we are winning. Susan Meek, spokeswoman for the Douglas County School District received many calls of complaints. The office considered the issue and issued a communique to schools on the issue. Next, Staci McCormack, a local Principal took action and agreed to an opt-out policy. Amazingly, the Principal went so far as to alert each and every parent about the choice that they could make for their child under the opt-out policy. She also acknowledged that she’d heard from some parents unhappy at the prospect of their children seeing the Obama speech.

So basically, going that extra mile and making an actual phone call to the Principal can have results and a direct impact.