Won’t Back Down — white mom teams up with black teacher/mom to take over a failing school — opens in theaters Sept. 28.
Earlier this week, a judge ordered Adelanto school officials to accept a “parent trigger” petition and prepare to cede control of a low-performing elementary school. The Desert Trails Parents Union is looking for a “partner” to help run the school, starting next fall: “Under the regulations, this process will be open to anyone – including districts and labor organizations interested in submitting Partnership School proposals, as well as existing non-profit charter operators submitting traditional independent charter proposals.”
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Is today September 28? Because last I checked, that was the release date.
You’re quite right. I’ve fixed it. At least I got the day of the month right.
I’m bummed; I was going to run out and see it so I could complain about it!
Here’s my blog post responding to the movie’s claim to by “inspired by” true events.
http://parentsacrossamerica.org/2012/05/wont-back-down-propaganda-flick-truth-vigilante-time/
To clarify, I’m a big supporter of artistic freedom, and defend the filmmakers’ right to make the movie they want no matter what I think of it.
But it’s just a lie to mislead the public by claiming the film bears any resemblance to either of the two actual parent triggers that have been attempted. I object to knowingly misleading the public.
Clearly, your objections to knowingly misleading the public aren’t much of a deterrant to trying to knowingly mislead the public. Fortunately, the rottenness of more then a few public schools, which are “struggling”, insulates a lot of parents from your laughably contrived objections.