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Bauman Explains Opt-Out Policy

RE: Hazel Bauman, Coeur d’Alene schools superintendent responds to ThomG’s e-mail re: Obama speech op-out policy.

“Thanks for your e-mail I think we have a misunderstanding we are not banning the Presidents speech but just asking that we notify parents ahead of time. Unfortunately Janet Feiler did send out an erroneous message about parental permission but amended that late Friday. We never believed that seeking parental permission was appropriate but did all agree that parent notification was a good idea so that any family who did not want to participate could let us know and we would provide an alternate activity. More from Hazel here .

Question: How long do you think it’ll take for this local flap to blow over? Or will there be long-term repercussions?

* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "Huckleberries Online." Read all stories from this blog