Campaign literature mistakenly sent home with third graders

KTVQ.com ^ | 10/18/2004 | John Langeler

[Sthitch]

I am a Federal employee (yes I actually work quite hard at saving your money), if I were to distribute a single partisan flier I would go to jail. Not just fired, but be arrested and taken away.

[camle]

"mistaken" my @$$!

[You Dirty Rats]

The only "mistake" they really are sorry for is that they got caught.

Is it proper for partisan campaign material to be on public school grounds in the first place?

[olivia3boys]

I'm a Federal employee too! Guess there are actually 2 or 3 conservative Federal employees in existence (and Freepers to boot!). . . I'm pretty sure I'm the only Republican in my entire (SF) office.

[Petes Sandy Girl]

"mistaken" my @$$!"

DITTO !

[Bahbah]

Thanks, we know there are some good ones out there.

[formercalifornian]

If district materials were used to make these flyers, even just for teachers, it would be a hugh, series matter.

[DocRock]

Somebody should get fired... and quick.

[Puppage]

What's it doing in the school, IN THE FIRST PLACE?

[Sthitch]

That was basically my point, I would not ever consider to bring anything in the least bit partisan to my office, and I never talk about politics around my coworkers.

[Judith Anne]

Double ditto!

The mistake was letting the parents find out how much campaigning is going on, at the taxpayers expense!

Someone should be fired. Today.

[Little Bill]

I lived in Butte and Spokane in the early '50's and this was not uncommon, mistake my buttocks.

[ladyinred]

This shouldn't be in the schools at all, but of course the socialist union NAE must keep employees under their thumb. Imagine if the Republican's had campaign literature passed at a school?

[hometoroost]

He's right, they are sorry. A sorry excuse for a school system.

[wmichgrad]

Here's a possible explanation:

They were sent to the school's teachers union rep, placed in his box and were distributed to his class without that teacher actually looking to see what it was.

It's a stretch, but it's possible, I think, maybe.

[siunevada]

The paperwork is from the Missoula Unified Political Action Committee for Education. It supports state and national democratic candidates for office.

Oh, my! An educational PAC supporting Dems. How surprising!

And shouldn't that be a capital 'D' democratic? I wonder how Reporter John Langeler will be voting? And does he really think Democrats are democrats?

[Rakkasan1]

..."pro-Democrat literature accidentally went home with third-grade students from Hawthorne Elementary."

is there any other type of literature that comes home from
public schools?

[MamaTexan]

This wouldn't be nearly so funny except my 5th grade daughter told me last week they have been studying the election prior to the classes mock vote.

"Mom!" she whispered in a conspiratorial voice, "Nobody's gonna vote for Kerry!"

[PBRSTREETGANG]

Campaign literature mistakenly sent home with third graders

The kids now have to return it in order to receive the condoms they were supposed to be given.

[fzzywzzy]

"It's a simple error that shows how careful educators have to be to keep political views out of school discussion."

As Dr. Evil would say: "Rrrriiiiiiiiiigghhtt......"