Posted on 01/18/2017 10:28:38 AM PST by SeekAndFind
There was a time in my younger days when I would have seen a headline such as this and simply assumed that it came from some sort of parody publication. Perhaps National Lampoon. In the modern era, however, it’s really just another day at the office. Sure, it would be pleasant to think that you’re being tricked and this is just some sort of Rickroll to The Onion, but it’s not. At one school in North Carolina, students will be able to watch the inauguration of the next president, but only if they have a permission slip from their parents. This comes to us from the Badger Pundit.
Here are the instructions provided to teachers at the school.
Please keep a few things in mind if you decide to show the inauguration during the school day.
Parents will need to provide permission for their children to view the inauguration.
Teachers and administrators should not share their personal political opinions in regard to the inauguration.
Students whose parents don’t want them to view the inauguration must be provided an alternate learning activity.
The story originated from Milwaukee Talk Show host Mark Belling during his program earlier this month. Here’s the video of that episode and the portion relating to this story begins right at the top.
After a fair bit of searching I was unable to come up with the name of the school so I couldn’t call them to verify this story. Belling indicates that he knows which school district it is, but the tipster (an athletic director at the school) wished to remain anonymous. But it’s been picked up in a few places and sounds as if it’s legitimate, so if Belling authenticated it, we’re probably solid. He does claim to have the instruction quoted above on the letterhead of the school superintendent.
Has this happened before? I’m aware that parental permission slips are regularly required from parents and guardians for a variety of valid reasons. These are particularly common for field trips, lab experiments or some classes which may provide discomfort for some families such as health classes covering reproductive issues and such. But this is essentially an audio-visual presentation in the classroom. It’s an event which will be carried on all the major networks and a bunch of cable outlets. I did a brief search for stories from January of 2005, 2009 and 2013 to see if there was something similar but came up dry. Of course it’s possible that it did happen and was only picked up by local news outlets, but does it seem likely?
This is the inauguration of the next president. It’s living history being broadcast in high definition. Whether you voted for Trump or for Clinton, this is current events in every sense of the word. But we have people in charge of a public school who are so carried away by Trump Derangement Syndrome that they’re sending out permission slips to watch it?
There’s been a lot of crowing in Republican circles this winter over the number of state legislatures and governors’ mansions around the country which are currently held by the GOP. That’s good news to be sure, but this story brings another subject to mind. Perhaps conservatives need to be a bit more energized and begin taking control of the school boards across the nation. This is extremely disturbing and an idea like this doesn’t just erupt out of a vacuum.
My Children would stay HOME!!! Go TRUMP!!
What State?
I had a friend who was fired for not sending his students to assembly to watch Zero get sworn in.
Perhaps the schools are attempting to shield these darling snowflakes from the hatred, racism, violence and general stupidity that will be on full display by the leftists and brainless agitators that have been bussed in to protest.
I’m surprised that ANY school would allow their teachers or students to watch it.
Well, maybe Hillsdale College could be expected to allow it.
NC
The last paragraph makes the catastrophic assumption that all republicans are conservative.
I was fooled for 28 years. From 1988 till this year.
No, 2nddivisionvet woke me up to the fact when I joined 2 years ago. :)
Parents, if possible, should keep their kids home Friday.
This is insane.
Remember the kids singing, MMMM MMMM Barack Hussein Obama MMM MMM MMMM?
When I was in the fifth grade our teach, who was also the principal and taught fifth and sixth grades in the same room, put his TV in the window of his house and we all sat on his front line and watched the World Series.
Any teacher who tried that with my kids would get their ass kicked !
This Friday is the most momentous day in American history since the 1860s
That isn’t a school it’s a reeducation camp.
Well, at least they fired Hillary from that investigation for lying and skulduggery.
Fire the school’s entire administration tomorrow.
5.56mm
It's how I learned what "inauguration" is, among other things.
Items 2 and 3 seem legitimate, it’s the first one that raises questions. In my day, we all watched the inauguration ceremony as an exercise in civics.
Soon after the Terrorist in Chief came into office, he sent out a work packet for students to do on his life. Our school district left it up to the teachers if they wanted to participate or not. No one did.
Hope the school brings in counselors to help with the kiddies who faint from horror at the sight of a real man being sworn into office.
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