What a great country we live in to have the freedom to make political, religious or other personal choices! If you watched the evening news, you may have heard that President Obama is scheduled to address the children of the nation. The news reported that there are people who oppose the policies of the current President and therfore do not want their children to hear the presidential address. What appeared to us as a reasonable request from the President, has turned into a political hot potato.
As a school we are enthusiastic to broadcast the President's message, however we would be irresponsible to not realize that some families may have political or religious diffences with the presdent's politics.
In my years at Emerson, we have made accomodations for special dietary needs of Muslim students. We have adjusted the dates of Back to School nights to make sure that they did not interfere with Roshhashana. We fly the flags of the many nations in our hallway representing the countries of origin of many of our families. We will,of course, allow families to opt out of what may be considered to be a political speech. We embrace the diversity of opinions, cultures, and religions that make our country and our school great places.
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