| The district did not show President Obama's address to schoolchildren on Tuesday, Sept. 8 live, but the recorded speech is now available as an instructional resource as deemed appropriate to the district's curriculum. Parents will have the opportunity to opt their child out of the activity and request an alternative assignment if a teacher uses the recorded presidential address as an instructional tool. Students and parents can also access the recorded speech online.
Students with appropriate parent notification (phone call, e-mail, letter, etc.) were dismissed from school for one-half of the regular school day to watch the president's address at an off-site location (home, church, community center, etc.). This was considered an excused absence. Students were to return to school within a reasonable time after the address. For students that remained on campus, the day was a regularly scheduled instruction day. |