Jessica McBride of WTMJ-AM broke an outrageous story about the Franklin School District’s sleazy attempt to get young students to vote in favor of Tuesday’s referenda.
McBride has learned that last Friday, during school time, hundreds of Franklin High School seniors of voting age were taken to an Assembly and then drilled by school personnel about why they should vote for the referenda.
Doors to the Assembly reportedly were locked so no one could leave and no one could enter to see and hear what was going on.
The impropriety of this action by Franklin school officials is clear. The surprise Assembly on the Friday before the election should never have taken place. I’m not sure if the Assembly was illegal, but it certainly was extremely unethical.
It smacks of a desperate, underhanded, sleazy maneuver by folks who must be very worried about the outcome of the election. On principle alone, these referenda need to be resoundingly rejected.
Shame on the Franklin School District for this disgusting and despicable tactic!
Congratulations to Jessica McBride for exposing
this on her blog.
THE VOTE IS NO APRIL 3
