Suburban Chicago schools scramble on Obama Youth speech

Do I have to remind everyone here that Illinois is Barack Obama's home state?

Yes, the honeymoon is over here, actually it has been for a few months.

Tuesday's Obama Youth speech adds more fuel to the fire, as AP reports:

Some suburban school districts were kept busy Wednesday clarifying their positions on a controversial back-to-school webcast next Tuesday by President Barack Obama.

Barrington Unit District 220 spokesman Jeff Arnett said administrators received about three dozen inquiries from parents concerned that Obama's address will contain political overtones that their children will be mandated to watch.

In fact, the district will leave the decision of whether to view Obama's address to the discretion of teachers, parents and students, Arnett said.

Individual teachers will decide whether to screen the speech at all, but students will then be able to excuse themselves if they or their parents so choose.

This mirrors the policy of Little Marathon Pundit's school.

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