As we know, the faux docudrama "Path to 9/11" has be able to convince Scholastic to distribute materials for "classroom discussion and debate." But due to the fact that this movie is a propoganda piece, the materials from Scholastic are nothing more than items of support to bash the Clinton administration while making George W. Bush the white-hatted hero.
While Scholastic may have pulled the materials from their website, the hard copies of that material were already mailed out. Since a recall of that material may only be partially successful, it is imperative that the netroots shield the students from biased materials by contacting their local school districts.
More on the flip (including a way to find your districts with a few mouse clicks).
Like many people, you may not know what your surrounding school districts are. There is an easy way to determine that.
"School Matters" is a website developed by Standard & Poors that provides visitors with databases of various kinds relating to elementary and secondary education in their area. The search engine on the front page is a breeze to use. Simply enter your state and zip code and a list of schools in your area will appear, listing school name, address, district and various other statistics.
Next, simply Google the elementary and secondary school districts in which you reside. Almost every school district in the nation has a web presence and you can get the full contact information for the Superintendent of the districts as well as a list of the School Board members and their email addresses or phone numbers.
If sending an email, remember to be polite, succinct, and include plenty of links to statements by Berger, Clarke, Albright, etc. You can also email the Superintendent with a CC to each school board member. Be sure to ask for a response and what action the district will be taking.
And, if you have taken the time to read this diary, please add anything I have missed or share with us your email to your school district.
We can keep the propoganda away from our children and out of our schools.
Best wishes!
UPDATE: I pulled the reference to the materials being sent to "100,000 students" since I cannot, at this time, confirm it. The materials were, at the very least, available on the website and could be requested, so I have updated this diary entry to reflect that change.