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Friday, September 4, 2009

Some Parents Oppose Obama Speech to Students - NYTimes.com


Some Parents Oppose Obama Speech to Students - NYTimes.com:

"The uproar over the speech, in which Mr. Obama intends to urge students to work hard and stay in school, has been particularly acute in Texas, where several major school districts, under pressure from parents, have laid plans to let children opt out of lending the president an ear.

Some parents said they were concerned because the speech had not been screened for political content. Nor, they said, had it been reviewed by the State Board of Education and local school boards, which, under state law, must approve the curriculum."