obama speech to students
President Obama is giving a speech next week to America's school children.
The talk will be broadcast in public classrooms across the country.
The President's topic is the importance of getting an education, but some worry Obama is trying to indoctrinate a young audience with liberal ideas.
One school district in our region is allowing parents to excuse their child from watching the speech.
Students in Lynchburg City Schools can opt-out of watching Obama's remarks.
Teachers will also have the option of not showing the speech to their class.
Lynchburg City Schools provided News 7 with the following release on the issue:
"On Tuesday, September 8, 2009, President Barack Obama is scheduled to make an address to the nation's students on the importance of education. This address will be broadcast live on the White House Web site at 12:00 p.m.
Within the Lynchburg City Schools, the speech will be available for viewing; however, teachers are not required to show the address. Teachers may include the speech as part of their instructional day if time allows them to do so. Teachers are free to hold discussions regarding the speech after its conclusion but there will be no required assignments connected to this event.
Parents may opt out of having their children watch the speech. The school will make reasonable accommodations for those students. The speech is expected to last 10-15 minutes. Therefore, there are no excused absences from school relative to the address."
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