Our View: DC trip will be educational

The Havre school board last week made a wise decision last week when it formally approved a program whereby government teacher John Ita will take a group of 18 to Washington to attend President Barack Obama's Jan. 21 public inauguration.

Because Jan. 20, the constitutionally mandated date for the inauguration, falls on a Sunday, the public ceremony will be on Monday, Jan. 21. A private swearing in will take place on Jan. 20.

The trip will be a once-in-a lifetime event for the students and adults who will be going with Ita to the swearing-in ceremonies.

It will be an educational program at i...