Kind of. Initially NONE of the kids would be allowed to watch it...parents protested and now kids in social studies/history classes will be allowed to watch. The rest of the student body won't be allowed to watch it.
IMHO, the kids who want to watch it and won't be in the "appoved" classes need to ask their parents to stay home..let the school district lose money over their decision (attendence is tied to their state funding---they get docked $ for each absent student).
http://cbs11tv.com/local/Keller.Independent.School.2.908144.htmlLast week administrators in the Keller Independent School District decided that students there would not watch the inauguration of the 44th President of the United States Barack Obama.
After an outcry from parents and members of the community, the school district has partially reversed its decision. A receptionist at one Keller ISD school said she had "been overwhelmed with phone calls from parents angry about the decision."
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With the reversal, KISD students, curriculum Kindergarten through 12th grades, will be allowed to watch the inauguration if it occurs during their Social Studies or U.S. History class. The KISD website states, "Variances in viewings will be based on schedules, age appropriateness and technology."
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A Keller ISD spokesperson confirmed that all students were allowed to watch the 2005 presidential inauguration of George W. Bush. CBS 11 News was told that no policy existed in 2005 and that the school district was under a different administration at that time.