Florence School District 3 principals and teachers will decide whether President Barack Obama’s Tuesday speech is appropriate for their classrooms and lesson plans, district Superintendent Beth Wright wrote in an e-mail sent Friday.
School officials and teachers also must make parents and students aware that students can “opt out” of Obama’s speech, Wright wrote in the e-mail, sent to district and school officials. Students in the district have such an option “with any outside resource,” according to Wright.
The president will speak directly to students Tuesday about the need to work hard and stay in school. His address will be shown live on the White House Web site and on C-SPAN at noon, a time when classrooms across the country will be able to tune in.
School districts in states including Texas, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Virginia and Wisconsin have decided not to show the speech to students. Others are still thinking it over or are letting parents have their kids opt out.
Florence School District 3 will have a recording of Obama’s address for principals and teachers to review for its relevance to their class if they choose not to view the speech live, according to Wright.
The White House also plans to make the president’s remarks available online Monday, the day before the speech.
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