My older son's middle school is having an inauguration ball for Barack Obama's inauguration. Students are asked to dress up and given a formal invitation.
This is great! This is a historic moment and they should be paying attention to this huge moment in our nation's history. Schools around the country are marking the event as well they should. http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2009/01/16/18inaugevents.h28.html
Then there's my 9-year-old's elementary school where the principal says she will not have any schoolwide events because while some parents have asked for a schoolwide event, others have complained that the same fuss wouldn't be paid over a McCain inauguration.
I'm kicking myself for not speaking up about this at the time but I don't want to be labeled as one of those moms. Or maybe I do. I'm reconsidering that. Meanwhile, one of the moms at the parent teacher organization where we discussed that muttered that they wouldn't make a fuss about McCaine's inauguration.
Duh! McCain's organization wouldn't have been historic, except as a victory for senior citizens. Seriously! Wake up and smell the coffee people! This is no longer about politics. This is about marking a huge moment in our history and now I'm incensed that there's a possibility my kid might not get to see it.
OK, the principal did mention that parent could write a note requesting their parent see the inauguration and said she is leaving it up to teachers to decide what to do. I can appreciate her not wanting chaos if she brought all the kids to the cafeteria. But seriously, people, this is huge. As someone old enough to remember Martin Luther King and as someone old enough to doubt I would ever see this day, I repeat, this is huge.
Now I'm going to have to be one of those moms and email the principal. But this is an occasion that I guarantee our kids will be telling their grandchildren about. It's not just that I don't want my son to miss it. I don't want anyone to miss it.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
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