Obama classroom webcast scheduled to air Tuesday in most schools

Date: September 7, 2009
Where: Examiner.com

In many other cities across the country, Tuesday marks the beginning of a new school year. It also brings the first presidential speech directed at your children via a webcast. The webcast is directed toward students in an effort to encourage them to stay in school, study hard, and to not give up in their education.

President Obama's speech is set for noon, however, some schools throughout the country have opted not to show the webcast, and in those that plan to air it, some parents are choosing to pull their children out of school rather than let them view it.

Many parents and lawmakers alike are concerned about the exact message(s) that will be relayed through the webcast, believing that there is a deeper political agenda. Presidential spokesman Robert Gibbs denounces that there is anything improper in the speech.

Read the speech here (released after this article was published): Florida Times Union

Some parents have said that they would prefer to watch the speech first and then choose if they feel it is appropriate for their children while others refuse to even look at it themselves.