Posted by
dakotawarcollege on Wednesday, September 09, 2009 11:23:50 AM
From the Mitchell Daily Republic, the Superintendent of the Mitchell
Schools had a a few choice words with regards to the Obama Speech on
Education:
In Mitchell, 20 concerned parents either e-mailed,
telephoned or made a personal visit, said Superintendent Joe Graves.
Students were not given time out of the day to watch the speech.
Graves said he did not allow students to watch during class time
because “we take the instructional day very seriously and do not allow
interruptions to it except in some very extreme reasons” such as fire
alarms, traditional holiday parties or historic events.
He said Obama’s speech was a “mistake” for several reasons, most
notably because “the president doesn’t have a legitimate role in this.
(Education) is a state and local function.....”
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