Went to pick up my daughter last night from a chorus event at Manchester Valley High School and was greeted by Hillary Clinton's bright shiny face plastered in the hallway. Looked like a student made poster, but I didn't see any other for any of the other candidates.... this was the only one in the main hall in a prominent place right past the administrative office. Looked like a pretty blatant attempt to send a message to the kids to me.... just fired off a letter to the school Principal.... if I don't get a good answer, next letter will be to the Board of Education and my State legislators.
They aren't even trying to hide the bias anymore.
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Good morning, Principal Clowes,
I made my first visit to MVHS last night (my children have transferred to your school this year). While waiting to pick up my daughter from the chorus event, I noticed a large "Vote for Hillary Clinton" sign posted in the main corridor above the glass double doors just past the main office. I did not, however notice any signs for any of the other three presidential candidates, or any generic signs geared at encouraging participation in the electoral process and this struck me as odd.
Since I didn't get a chance to go very far beyond the main entrance way, I assumed that there are other similar posters for other party candidates at other locations at the school, but I wanted to check with you before elevating my concerns. While I am 100% in favor of educating our children in a non-biased way about the election, the issues, and the candidates, as well as their responsibilities as good citizens to exercise their right to vote, the one-sided image of this single poster was concerning to me.
If in fact there there are not posters for other candidates (equal time, if you will) throughout the school, then at best, this could be considered a school endorsement of a single candidate, and at worst it is indoctrination. I would strongly encourage that the school switch to non-partisan voter education so as not to create the appearance of party endorsements in a public institution. I hope that you can shed some additional light on this mater.
Thank you,
Dr. M.
They aren't even trying to hide the bias anymore.
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Good morning, Principal Clowes,
I made my first visit to MVHS last night (my children have transferred to your school this year). While waiting to pick up my daughter from the chorus event, I noticed a large "Vote for Hillary Clinton" sign posted in the main corridor above the glass double doors just past the main office. I did not, however notice any signs for any of the other three presidential candidates, or any generic signs geared at encouraging participation in the electoral process and this struck me as odd.
Since I didn't get a chance to go very far beyond the main entrance way, I assumed that there are other similar posters for other party candidates at other locations at the school, but I wanted to check with you before elevating my concerns. While I am 100% in favor of educating our children in a non-biased way about the election, the issues, and the candidates, as well as their responsibilities as good citizens to exercise their right to vote, the one-sided image of this single poster was concerning to me.
If in fact there there are not posters for other candidates (equal time, if you will) throughout the school, then at best, this could be considered a school endorsement of a single candidate, and at worst it is indoctrination. I would strongly encourage that the school switch to non-partisan voter education so as not to create the appearance of party endorsements in a public institution. I hope that you can shed some additional light on this mater.
Thank you,
Dr. M.