Posted on 09/06/2009 4:08:55 PM PDT by God luvs America
I just spoke with my sister and my sister in-law. Combined they have four grade school kids in the Yorktown School District, (Westchester, NY). They have been informed that ONLY children who come to school WITH permission slips on Tuesday will be allowed to watch dear leader's speech. I found that angle interesting. I sent both of them all kinds of info, including the document from the Dept of Ed and the "i pledge" video which got them steamed....
Just give them a day off and take them to a tea party. Much more educational.
As this week passed, another issue emerged which has quickly divided our parents as well as residents of our towns, state, and nation. The issue to which I am referring is the planned program of President Obama speaking to his intended audience of school aged children on Tuesday, September 8th at 12:00 noon. As I reflect upon what has transpired around this planned event in such a short time frame, I cannot help but wonder if what I have witnessed is truly indicative of the current state of our political stability as the single greatest nation in the world. I appreciate and respect differences among all of us and I can say with a degree of certainty that schools have been placed between a "rock and a hard place." With that said, I have received many messages over the past two days in which people have made their wishes known as to whether or not their child or the children in our schools would participate in viewing the President's address as scheduled.
After much research, deliberation and discussion, each school is sending home a brief explanation today of how its administration and staff will utilize the President's presentation and materials that correspond to his remarks. At the high school level, the broadcast will be aired and used as a part of an already scheduled advisory period. Students with written, parent permission (and students 18 years of age or older) will be given the option of not viewing the taped broadcast when it is shown. Those students, who do not participate, will participate in another advisory exercise. At the middle school, the broadcast will be taped and used as a part of an already scheduled flex period. Again, students with written, parent permission will be given the option of not viewing the taped broadcast and will participate in another already planned flex period activity. At the elementary school level, the broadcast will be taped and used by classroom teachers according to an agreed upon schedule with each Principal. Prior to the activity being implemented, parents will be notified and extended the option of not having their child (children) participate. If some children are not participating when the presentation is shown, they will participate in a suitable, alternate activity approved by each Principal.
It is my understanding that the President's staff plans to post his remarks at http://www.whitehouse.gov/mediaresources/ sometime on Monday. It is also my understanding that the materials that correspond to the President's remarks and titled "Classroom Engagement Activities" on the website noted above were revised as of this morning.
In the event you have any questions regarding what is written above, please feel free to contact the Principal of your child's school.
In closing, I wish to extend to you and your family my best wishes for a restful Labor Day holiday.
I remain.
We plan to send a letter explaining that our second grader will NOT watch or participate in the Obama Indoctrination Lesson (OIL)
No children for OIL!!!!!!!!!!!!
School districts have gotten the lesson plans and they KNOW a lot more than we know at this time.
It’s a dirty deed they wanted to promote to our children.
Don’t schools lose money with each absence?
No - public schools are funded on a student count at the beginning of the year- called FTE for Full Time Equivalent or something.
If a kid is absent ALL of those days [3 or 5 in a row] then it will affect the per pupil money. But just a random wednesday absence has no effect.
The most interesting part is the exposure of the gutless leftist cowards that constitute most school boards. I just read about a school board that is abdicating the decision and leaving the decision to the classroom teachers. That’s the same quality of leadership we are seeing in the white house. BTW, these are the same people who have a crisis every time they want a new bond issue. Does that sound like we have a community organizer in the white house?
Even if they support him, they have to be wondering if this is going to be a regular thing with him, like the press conferences in prime time.
The true beauty and competence of this idea is that most of the Junior Bommabots won’t even be in school.
Los Angeles public schools won’t be in session next Tuesday when President Obama delivers his speech to the nation’s children. Neither will those in the Boston schools. Or the New York City public schools. Or those in Seattle, Buffalo or Eugene (Oregon).
P-— Poor Planning... Could we say SNAFU?
How profound... /s. Is this clown running for office?
And the dufus chooses noon...........when most if not all are at lunch.
This may be state by state. A school counselor told me that our schools calculate average monthly attendance. Because our kids went to school for a few days in June (making up snow days) and attendance was low for those days, it made some kind of impact in their funding.
I’m sure you’re right - Ga does it this way though. Since your post I see that Georgia does this count twice per year - once in fall and once in spring.
It didn’t make too much sense that an individual absence would reduce funding. All the expenses for the student who is absent still exist irrespective of his absence. But, it is government after all....
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