Via a reader, the Exeter School District here in Berks County sent this out to parents:
Yesterday afternoon we learned that President Obama would like to give a speech to students on Tuesday, September 8, 2009 at 12:00 noon. We have decided not to air the speech at that time and we have asked teachers not to show it in their classrooms. It is best practice for us to preview materials before we utilize them with students, so we plan to have the speech taped. After the speech has aired, our Administrative Team of Principals and Central Office Personnel will meet to review the material to determine how it can best be incorporated and in what grade levels, if any. If we decide to use the speech in our classrooms, we will inform parents prior to its showing.
What I'm struck by more than anything is that the crazy is working. There's something profoundly destructive about that. The precedent this sets -- I can't even begin to describe the potential long-term repercussions of acquiescing to this level of crazy. At this point, it wouldn't shock me if GE removed the artwork from Rockefeller Plaza because of Glenn Beck's psychotic rant yesterday.
