Maybe another one and then the first batch of commercials, usually one minute and either two or three commercials. Another story, not necessarily hard news, but a teen feature. Total time is usually 13 minutes. School boards have to sign a contract before they receive Channel One. The contract is for three years and renews automatically.
Schools can end the contract at any time without any extra penalty being incurred.
Most educational organizations have expressed opposition to the presence of TV commercials in a classroom. You can visit our web site and read resolutions opposing the concept and opposing specifically Channel One. When a commercial is shown to students under force of contract, the school becomes an endorser of the product being advertised. That is unethical. Public schools are government schools.