The district policy is schools will honor a parent’s request that his or her child not watch President Barack Obama’s televised speech to school children around the country.

Also, the school’s principal and the individual teacher will decide whether or not a particular class will take time out of the regular curriculum Sept. 8 to listen to the president’s speech.

The president announced his desire to speak to students across the nation, emphasizing the importance of education. Tentatively, the televised address to students is scheduled to be broadcast at 10 a.m. local time on Sept. 8.

While there have been some objections to children watching a televised speech by the president without their parents, as of Sept. 3 Englewood School Superintendent Sean McDaniel said the district had received no calls on the issue. But he said the district did establish the policy that it would be up a local decision whether or not a class will watch the telecast.

“We are not requiring class to watch the telecast nor are we prohibiting any class from watching it. We are leaving that decision up to the individual school officials,” the superintendent said. “While we are not for or against the telecast but we have been told the president will talk about the value of education and urging children to stay in school and study hard. That is the same message we endorse as a school district.”

McDaniel emphasized the school will honor the request of any parent who doesn’t want his or her child to watch the president’s televised message.

He also said all parents are invited to come to school and listen to the message with their students.