I just got a pre-recorded call from Clay Pell and Michelle Kwan (“Paid for by Clay Pell for Governor”) advertising a campaign event at a Middletown public school on Monday.

It makes sense, I suppose, that the hand-picked candidate of a teachers’ union would take that route.  After all, the unions are very familiar with the value of using school property and resources (such as school phone-tree announcements and handouts sent home with students) to give political activism an official feel.

I don’t know where the lines are for use of school property for political events, but this feels vaguely wrong.  If I were advising any other candidate for office, I’d suggest demanding use of the same space at the same time of day for the same length of time.