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From the Madison Eagle (VA) newspaper.
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"A local thumbs up to Wetsel Middle School, which pulled the plug this year on the obnoxious Channel One system. The controversial TV offerings were aired in WMS classrooms, in part as a way for the students to stay up on current events. "The problem was, through this electronic babysitter the captive student audience was also force fed junk food ads that promoted obesity, as well as ads for movies that made using drugs and alcohol look ‘cool’. "
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Whoa. "Monster" may be a little strong, but readers understand that the paper most definitely considers Channel One persona non grata.
The Madison County School Board wanted to devote more time to "remediation and enrichment." They found the time to accomplish that worthwhile goal by ending their contract with Channel One. Obligation salutes the Madison County board members, Superintendent, and local citizen Robert Legge who supplied the board and community with information about Channel One.
If your school district still has a contract with Channel One, you don’t have to continue wasting precious school time with Hubba Bubba bubble gum commercials or Cingular Wireless ads. Even if the contract has just "rolled over" for another three years, that means nothing. The "roll over" language was written into the contract by Channel One to intimidate schools.
Channel One has taken advantage of school districts by implying they are "locked in" for three years. Your board can end the contract whenever they want to. There is no penalty for ending the contract early.
There are many other editorials opposing Channel One News. They are from large and small communities. Here are two examples from Texas. 1 out of every 10 Channel One TV sets are in Texas.
