On April 14, students at schools that still have Channel One News were forced to sit and waste four minutes of their school day watching a story about a young motocross rider.
Motocross? During school time?
The story may be inspirational to some, but this had nothing to do with any school’s curriculum. This story will in no way aid any student in passing any achievement test or high school graduation exam.
“Filler” stories like these have led many schools to boot Channel One News to the curb.
