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

[Prince of Space]

I had to do that for sex ed in elementary school when my kids were students. AZ had that option, but if we had still been in Cali, they would have been forced to go. Just amazing the power the government thinks they have over good ole Mom and Dad!

[Don Corleone]

If a child chooses not to watch the speech,

This is the PARENTS decision, not Obama's or the teachers!

[Boardwalk]

I also heard of a school in Michigan where the kids were told they needed to have “0bama time.”

[MayflowerMadam]

People...! It isn’t the speech by Dear Leader that’s the problem. It’s the follow-up “lesson plans”, push-poll questions, etc., the teachers have been provided with that will do a mind f**k on your kids.

[petitfour]

How is this video going to be piped into schools/classrooms? Presumably, it will be via the internet, so the White House will be able to tell which schools participate and how many classrooms/computers receive the feed. The amount of info gleaned from this experiment is scary. Also, attendance data is already required from each public school by the federal government. I’m not sure if they require data down to the individual student.

It’d be rather amusing for the computer system to crash during the speech. LOL

[Dr. Ursus]

Enjoy the fishing!

[Wonderama Mama]

Does anyone know if this will be going on in high schools? I have a 10th grader. Maybe I’ll keep him home that day just as a statement. I’m sure he will be cooperative. ;)

[jessduntno]

http://blogs.westword.com/latestword/2009/09/douglas_county_school_allows_p.php

[NMEwithin]

Remember how Zero didn't want the media to photographing or politicizing his children on his "vacation"?

and yet he has no problem doing the same to ours?

[MayflowerMadam]

“It’d be rather amusing for the computer system to crash during the speech. LOL”

Funny. It’s possible, too, considering how tech UN-savvy these jerks are.

[BookaT]

Where I went to school the funds that the schools received were based on attendance. Back in the late 80’s the rate was something crazy like $120 per student per day that the schools got funded and they lost that $120 per day each day the kid wasn’t in school.

This is why we could only miss 3 unexcused absences for half a year and a total of 5 unexcused absences for the year.

If it is still the same way they get funded I think the rate would be over $200 per day and if you had a school that had a few hundred students not showing up for a day it would impact the bottom line on the order of $xx,xxx or more.

[MamaTexan]

My kid's school [Central Texas] have already announced they won't televise the speech due to the 'technical difficulties' of a live telecast, but they'll make it available online so parents can view it with their children if they want to.

[snicker]

[ANGGAPO]

Adolph Hitler used the same scheme to get the kids to turn in their parents for making anti-government remarks. Didn't we all know this was going to happen?

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

“...the child will be sent to our media center to engage in an individual literacy activity directed by the teacher”

Is that what we used to call “study hall” or Library?
Why don’t they just say so!

[steve0]

Here is one approach: 1. Bypass the school board for now(unless you do both) contact the Principal directly 2. Before you talk to the Principal fax or email them the above sample letter tailored to their school. 3. Do not get off the phone until you have a committment to agree to the opt-out provision. 4. Report back to this thread the names, numbers and ,status: agreed to opt-out or refused, so that others don't duplicate your work.

Well consider taking action, just fishing will help your kids but won't help Johnny's classmates.

[Paleo Conservative]

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

I object to the wording of that sentence. There's nothing subtle about Obama's speeches or agenda.

[Circle_Hook]

I vote for fishing! Nothing else brings you closer to God and self!

[Dr. Ursus]

Texas leads the fight! Go,Texas!

[SueRae]

Bravo!!! Quick response.

[livius]

the child will be sent to our media center to engage in an individual literacy activity directed by the teacher”

Probably reading a book about the Dear Leader.