SOUTH BERWICK, Maine – A Maine high school was busted this week for soliciting unpaid “fellows” – students – to work for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign.
“Hillary for New Hampshire is looking for smart, energetic winter fellows who are committed to winning the New Hampshire primary for Hillary Clinton,” read an email sent by a campaign staffer that was forwarded to Marshwood High School students’ email addresses, according to Fox News.
...“My son didn’t appreciate being targeted by anybody via his school email for a political campaign,” Elita Galvin told Fox News. “I’ll be honest – he’s not a fan of Hillary Clinton to begin with. He’s done his homework and he doesn’t like her.”
The Galvins contacted principal Paul Mahlhorn, and shared his emailed response with Fox News.
In it, Mahlhorn doesn’t seem very concerned his school is being used as a recruiting ground for Clinton, and told the Galvins it would do the same for any campaign that requested assistance.
“We often receive information from outside sources regarding opportunities for students to get involved in their communities,” Mahlhorn wrote in the email. “We pass on this information to provide students with ways they may meet the requirement to perform 50 hours of community service to graduate.”
“If other ‘campaigns’ were to seek volunteers, we would pass that on also,” he wrote.
But shortly after Fox News contacted district superintendent Mary Nash, the principal changed his tune...
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