I got an email from my daughter's school district supervisor today. He said because of some "controversy" over the upcoming address, no school in my school district would be showing the President's address live. It might be shown later and students will get to opt out of seeing it.
I was torn between just letting this slide or replying. I'd already talked to my 7-year old daughter about the address and she was looking forward to it (she's a big Obama fan but that's probably my fault). She and her 1st-grade class got to see President Obama earlier in the year live on TV and learned about our new President in school. She's now in second grade. After much thought, I felt I had to get my opinion out there to counter whatever pressure the school board must be facing to make this decision. I'll print the supe's letter below and then my response back.
*This is my first letter to my kids schools I have ever done and also the first diary I've actually published at Daily Kos. (Long-time lurker, and professional writer who is breaking his rule against Internet postings [I get obsessed with "someone's wrong on the Internets!" and stop writing the stuff that feeds my hungry children]). Cautiously hits "Post."