Billy goats have “kids”.
Human beings have “children”.
“For the folks who think this decision may have been disrespectful, please know that I offer my sincerest apologies ...”
Don’t you love these statements about “if I offended you I apologize” ?
He should assure them that when Jim DeMint or Sarah Palin becomes President, he will show their speeches to schoolchildren in the classroom during school time.
The feminization of the West. yuck
now we live in a country of
apologies.
This superintendent sounds like he was simply saying that he was sorry if people took it wrong and thought it was disrespectful...but then went on to explain the reasons he did what he did...and I did not see him apologize for those.
For me, the President of the United States has no business whatsoever addressing school age children across the nation.
The parents must remain in control of the education of their children and that best occurs closest to the parents in the school district where members of school boards, commissioners, and others are elected and where teachers are hired.
Any message outside of regular, approved curricula (which the parents through PTAs, their schoolboards, and other avenues should always be involved with) should either not be broadcast or should have a clear representation of what it will be explained to the parents beforehand so they can opt out if they so desire.
In any case, we do not hire Presidents to be teachers or guest speakers to our children. I oppose it on principle because it smacks, from whatever source, of "youth indoctrination."
If you open the door for one side to do it, the other most certainly will too. So, since there is nothing in the constitution that can be remotely twisted into having this be the duty or job of the President, he should not go near it and do the things he was hired to do.
Just my opinion.
“Wish people would stick to their guns and stop straddling the fence on these issues concerning Obama!!”
Exactly! Make a decision and stick with it - obama types are going to find some way to be offended no matter what. This apologizing nonsense needs to stop.
He didn’t apologize really, just for any offense caused.