Tickets to Palin keynote no longer available to public

HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF) - Madison County Schools said tickets to the Sarah Palin commencement speech at New Hope High School are no longer available to the general public.

A spokesperson for the school system cited "tremendous response" to the event due to the keynote speaker.

In a statement Wednesday, the school system said New Hope High School Principal Lavell Everett will provide adequate tickets for the graduates and their family and friends and to the community.

Palin is due to give her speech at the New Hope graduation ceremony May 21 at the Von Braun Center.

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