Richmond area schools offering "opt out" & "opt in" options for Obama education speech

[underpants]

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Obama School Speech Controversy

http://www.wtvr.com/wtvr-obama-school-speech-controversy,0,7832527.story

RICHMOND - A controversy is brewing in area school districts, over a speech President Obama plans to give public school students nationwide on Tuesday.

The White House announced, that the President will address American students via satellite feed, telling them to take "ownership of their education" and "work hard in school." The original plans included an assignment for students asking them to write about what they saw or "how they can help the President." Those ideas set off a national firestorm and have since been revised to drop the assignment.

While some parents support the idea, many are voicing concern, and nationally some are planning a "skip" day – keeping their children at home if their child's school shows the speech.

Richmond, Henrico and Hanover all plan to make the speech available. Students can bring a note asking to "opt out" of the presentation. The same is true of Goochland County public schools. The superintendent there says the school system will make the feed available, and it will be up to individual school principals and teachers to decide what would come next.

The Powhatan school district does not plan on showing the speech Tuesday to students. Instead, it will record the presentation and make it available at a later date. Parents and students can "opt-in" to watch it.


Parents in that county told our Shelby Brown they had mixed feelings. One said they support the idea, as long as it's only a push for education and does not turn into an opportunity for the President to voice his stance on healthcare or other political hot button issues. While another Powhatan parent told Shelby they are in full-support of the speech.

We're sill waiting for the Chesterfield County school system to reach its decision. The spokesperson there says the school system received several calls from parents on both sides.


http://www.wtvr.com/wtvr-obama-school-speech-controversy,0,7832527.story

[madeline_con]

1. Reminds me of the film about getting your period.

:eyes:

[underpants]

3. A "skip day" okay I'll say it

Most of the people (I said MOST not all) of the people who keep their kids home that day are racists

[angstlessk]

2. While some parents support the idea, many are voicing concern

FUCK THAT..I WOULD BET MY FUCKING DOLLAR THAT MOST SUPPORT AND SOME VOICE CONCERN...what a douche bag!

[underpants]

4. The "concern"ed are the only ones the reporter talked to

the story does state that Chesterfield county has had calls on BOTH sides of the issue but by that point in the article readers have been sold on the "concern"s and "controversy"

[kevinbgoode]

9. Exactly....that was a piece of sh*t bias. . .

and someone needs to ask the reporter to PROVE what is "some" and what is "many". That reporter knew exactly what they were doing in wording it that way.

[kevinbgoode]

10. "national firestorm" my butt. . .hahaha

If this doesn't show an implicit bias in the media, I don't know what else will. . .and any wingnut has to do is throw a fantasy tantrum about any imagined offense, and the media trumpets it as a "national firestorm."

Apparently, 99% of Americans don't exist - the only people newsworthy are the lunatic Right.

[msongs]

5. cowardly dems are afraind to attack racist repubs for what they are lololol nt

[marmar]

6. I don't get how some people can physically handle harboring that much hate....

..... It would seem to be exhausting and literally painful to retain that much hate. ..... Let it go.

[underpants]

7. DABDA

Denial (this isn't happening to me!)
Anger (why is this happening to me?)
Bargaining (I promise I'll be a better person if...)
Depression (I don't care anymore)
Acceptance (I'm ready for whatever comes)
http://www.cancersurvivors.org/Coping/end%20term/stages.htm

[Initech]

8. In reality it should be causing people's heads to do this: