Here is the bullshit letter sent to one Florida county's teachers about Obama's speech

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My sister is a middle school teacher in Florida. I have not included the county or anything else that might point this post back to her. It is a county in central Florida and this is the letter they received:

As you are aware by the invitation sent to you from US Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, President Obama will deliver a national address to the students of America on September 8, 2009 at 12:00 p.m. about the importance of education and challenging students to work hard, set educational goals and take responsibility for their learning. The address is set up as a live video streamed broadcast via the internet.



After careful review of School Board Policy 9.70 which provides that cooperation with Federal agencies “shall not be at the expense of district level or local school programs.” Since schools are in the process of conducting diagnostic reading and baseline assessments and have structured schedules or current lesson plans, viewing the live broadcast would not be within the guidelines outlined in this policy and the bandwidth capacity of the district will not support both activities. Therefore, the presidential address will be taped and reviewed in accordance with the policy guidelines prior to any classroom viewing of the address. The live broadcast will not be shown during the school day on Tuesday, September 8, 2009 in district operated schools.



According to the White House, communicated through the Frequently Asked Questions document, the address will be available in some form after the original broadcast at http://www.whitehouse.gov/mediaresources/ as well as www. Ed.gov. Parents, at their discretion, can access this website to view the address with their own child at home.

Un-fucking believable.

On Edit: My son is in High School in Colorado and they gave the parents a chance for their kids to opt out of the speech. Out of 1350 kids 9 opted out.