so my son tells me he didn't hear from Obama today AND

[Lerkfish]

tonight is the parent teachers meeting.
methinks I'm going to ask a question that will get me sent to the principal!

oh noes!!!

[Davis_X_Machina]

1. Was it school-wide?

I had issues with bandwidth & C-SPAN.org locking up and pixellating. So I guess my C block students didn't hear from Obama either, but not because of some vast winger movement.

[polichick]

2. As the prez said, that won't make you a trouble-maker! nt

[HelenWheels]

3. Go and ask at the school board meeting as well

Most public meetings have a chance for open forums at the end.

As for specific reasons why it wasn't shown. Ask for excerpts of e-mails from parents regarding their reasons for their demands.

[zonkers]

4. Keep your cool!

:D

[Lerkfish]

5. what bothers me is we received no notice he would not be seeing the speech.

so, I mistakenly thought he would be.

[zonkers]

9. Reprehensible. But it's a good thing we have tivo! I would insist they show it at a later date.

And if they don't. I would organize a screening yourself (maybe with ice cream!) for your community.

[gkhouston]

6. The speech fell during the lunch hour at my daughter's school today. They recorded

it and the kids are going to see it tomorrow. That way, the 'rents can review a transcript of the speech tonight and give our permission for our kids to watch it tomorrow. :eyes: I can't believe they're killing trees for this insanity.

[SleeplessInAlabama]

7. Because they couldn't do that yesterday when it was actually released. n/t

[seabeyond]

8. let us know how it goes. sons middle school principal said over speaker, unfortunately

we are not going to be able to listen to our pres

and he had asked a teacher prior and she said.... she wishes, but doesnt think they would get to.

just sittin down to email a meeting with principal

[Lerkfish]

10. a link to the note I will send tomorrow

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=6496371&mesg_id=6496371

my wife ended up going to the meeting, because we both decide I might not contain my cool.
she came back and said the principal lied and told her she left it up to the teacher, and the teacher told her she wanted to show it but the principal refused to allow it because some parents thought it would be too "controversial".