[ConservativeWarrior]

Sent emails to grade school teacher for one child, and school principal for our 2 middle-school kids.

Grade school teacher said they won’t be participating in any way.

Middle school principal said “the district has elected to participate in this unprecedented event.”

I have a call in to the district superintendent.

[Jewbacca]

Keep the kids home.

En masse. Even elementary. Punish their pocket books.

[ConservativeWarrior]

Sent emails to grade school teacher for one child, and school principal for our 2 middle-school kids.

Grade school teacher said they won’t be participating in any way.

Middle school principal said “the district has elected to participate in this unprecedented event.”

I have a call in to the district superintendent.

Just heard back from superintendent. He says the district had decided to leave it up to the individual schools whether or not to participate.

He also said he had "just sent" a notice to all principals that they must offer an opt-out option for kids, allowing them to go to the library instead of watching the address.

This isn't a perfect solution, as would be not showing the speech at all, but I think they have been taken to account by parents like me, and forced to make some concessions.

I'll be taking both of my kids to lunch on the 8th, from 11:30 to 1:00. We'll have a worthwhile discussion while we eat.