Wednesday, January 14, 2009
UPDATED: Keller ISD caves to media pressure, will show Obama inauguration
Updated 01:14 p.m., January 14, 2009
While many Dallas-Fort Worth area school districts are offering their students the opportunity to watch Barack Obama's inauguration on January 20, that opportunity will not be available in Keller ISD. District officials say that they "shouldn't sacrifice the instructional time" to watch the event live since students will be able to watch it later at home on the internet or in rebroadcasts.
UPDATE: As Doyle points out below, the Star-Telegram has since changed their story to reflect that Keller ISD will now allow students to watch the inauguration as part of their social studies curriculum. Couldn't have written a whole new story and saved me some embarrassment, Startlegram?
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Erin Rice says:
Interesting, since the district, or at least <a href="http://www.pegasusnews.com/places/keller-middle-school/">Keller Middle School</a>, felt differently about sacrificing instructional time to watch the original O.J. verdict way back when.
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Scott Doyle says:
Ummm...
Maybe I'm doing it wrong, but seems to me the linked article discusses how they are showing it in school:
<i>The Keller School district reversed course Wednesday morning and announced that <b>it is appropriate</b> for students in the district to view the inauguration of Barack Obama during class time Tuesday afternoon.</i>
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Alex Bentley says:
Damn them -- they changed the story after I posted this. I've made the update -- thanks, Doyle.
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Scott Doyle says:
Can I be a part-time editor yet?
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Jason Rice says:
ScoDo - and forfeit your status as fulltime pain in the derriere?
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Pavel Lishin says:
I'm sure he can multi-task.
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Scott Doyle says:
In fact, I'm relatively sure my being an editor would intensify said pain.
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Jesus Valadez says:
My biggest nightmare is seeing Scott as editor.
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Travis Bush says:
And then, he would poke himself in the eye with the red pen and cry like a little beyotch..just say no to despotic editorial dictatorialism!
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Jason Rice says:
::My biggest nightmare is seeing Scott as editor.
My biggest nightmare is seeing Scott.
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Scott Doyle says:
<img src="http://media.pegasusnews.com/img/users/avatar/2008/07/28/j_directs2_t200t200.jpg">
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Pavel Lishin says:
:: My biggest nightmare is seeing Scott.
You get used to it, with time.
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Jason Rice says:
Not sober, you don't
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jtmbls says:
Uh...That doesn't look like a Marlboro...?
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