Politics | Miami Miami School Board Members: Ax Michelle Event Michelle Obama's campaign event inappropriate, they argue By Evann Gastaldo Posted Jul 10, 2012 2:24 PM CDT Copied First lady Michelle Obama gives the keynote address to the African Methodist Episcopal Church general conference, Thursday, June 23, 2012, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Donn Jones) A couple of Republicans on the Miami-Dade School Board are not happy with Michelle Obama's plan to hold a campaign event at one of their high schools tonight. The first lady plans to push voter registration and enlist residents to volunteer for President Obama's re-election campaign—and two school board members are calling it inappropriate. One is clamoring for the event to be canceled; another wants the board attorney, who says the event is legal, to reconsider. "There's a difference between official visits to schools by elected leaders and events that are for the sole purpose of advancing the interests of a political campaign," Carlos Curbelo, who has worked as a GOP strategist, tells the Miami Herald. And in a statement, Renier Diaz de la Portilla—who is running for the state House—adds, "Our schools are places for learning, not places for politicking." In a too-perfect coincidence, Mitt Romney will attend a town hall today ... at a Colorado high school. Read These Next More details coming out about the last party the Reiners attended. First Australia victims lost their lives confronting the shooter. An MIT nuclear science professor was fatally shot at his home. Trump's Reiner remarks were too much for some Republicans. Report an error