COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Is it wrong to give copies of the U.S. Constitution to school kids?

Two Colorado school districts recently said it is wrong because the schools should not accept gifts from private citizens.

El Paso County Commissioner Douglas Bruce bought thousands of pocket-sized Constitutions to give to students when they graduate from high school. Some schools accepted the gifts, but Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8 and Lewis Palmer School District 38 rejected the offer.

They worry that if they do accept some gifts it would set an inappropriate precedent and would open a Pandora's box of future problems.

Bruce, author of the state's controversial Taxpayer's Bill of Rights (TABOR), said that there were no strings attached to the gift, although there is a sticker on the back of the pamphlets promoting the educational nonprofit organization that he founded.

Bruce told the Colorado Springs Gazette that giving out copies of the Constitution is not the same as others giving out coupons for pizza.

"Seniors are on the verge of voting for the first time," Bruce told the paper.

The pamphlet consists of the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence and quotes from the Founding Fathers.

Dave Herrmann, board president of Fountain-Fort Carson District, said the document is readily available on the Internet and the schools already teach the Constitution.