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1. "Principal bans 'God Bless the USA' from kindergarten graduation
2. A New York school principal has banned Lee Greenwood's song "God Bless the USA" from a kindergarten graduation ceremony,...
3. Greta Hawkins heads up the Edna Cohen School in Coney Island and told staffers to drop the patriotic song from the program because she didn't want to "offend other cultures."
4. The children were to sing Greenwood's popular song and waving tiny American flags at their graduation.
5. The touching lyrics include "...I love this land, God bless the USA" and "...the flag still stands for freedom, and they cant take that away," but the principal removed it from the program after hearing the students sing it at rehearsal.
6. Parent Luz Lozada tells the New York Post, A lot of people fought to move to America to live freely, so that song should be sung with a whole lot of pride."
7. Department of Education spokeswoman Jessica Scaperotti tells the New York Post that she supports the principal's decision noting, "The lyrics are not age-appropriate."
8. However, Justin Bieber's song, "Baby" is apparently considered age-appropriate for five-year-olds who will be singing lines from the song that include, "I'm in pieces, baby fix me" and "Are we an item? Girl, quit playin' ... We're just friends," what are you sayin'?"
9. ... DOE spokeswoman Scaperotti did note that children at the school recite the Pledge of Allegiance and sing "America the Beautiful" every day in class, insiders tell the New York Post that the principal tried to put a stop to that a few years ago but failed after the staff objected.
10. She has been called a bully and a tyrant by staffers and was reprimanded by the Department of Education in 2010 for calling the Edna Cohen School "racist" and declaring, "Im black. Your previous principal was white and Jewish. More of us are coming.
Principal bans 'God Bless the USA' from kindergarten graduation - Providence Pop Culture | Examiner.com
So....how do you think Principal Hawkins is voting in November?
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FO3NBqT3LBc]School Children Taught to Praise Obama - YouTube[/ame]
2. A New York school principal has banned Lee Greenwood's song "God Bless the USA" from a kindergarten graduation ceremony,...
3. Greta Hawkins heads up the Edna Cohen School in Coney Island and told staffers to drop the patriotic song from the program because she didn't want to "offend other cultures."
4. The children were to sing Greenwood's popular song and waving tiny American flags at their graduation.
5. The touching lyrics include "...I love this land, God bless the USA" and "...the flag still stands for freedom, and they cant take that away," but the principal removed it from the program after hearing the students sing it at rehearsal.
6. Parent Luz Lozada tells the New York Post, A lot of people fought to move to America to live freely, so that song should be sung with a whole lot of pride."
7. Department of Education spokeswoman Jessica Scaperotti tells the New York Post that she supports the principal's decision noting, "The lyrics are not age-appropriate."
8. However, Justin Bieber's song, "Baby" is apparently considered age-appropriate for five-year-olds who will be singing lines from the song that include, "I'm in pieces, baby fix me" and "Are we an item? Girl, quit playin' ... We're just friends," what are you sayin'?"
9. ... DOE spokeswoman Scaperotti did note that children at the school recite the Pledge of Allegiance and sing "America the Beautiful" every day in class, insiders tell the New York Post that the principal tried to put a stop to that a few years ago but failed after the staff objected.
10. She has been called a bully and a tyrant by staffers and was reprimanded by the Department of Education in 2010 for calling the Edna Cohen School "racist" and declaring, "Im black. Your previous principal was white and Jewish. More of us are coming.
Principal bans 'God Bless the USA' from kindergarten graduation - Providence Pop Culture | Examiner.com
So....how do you think Principal Hawkins is voting in November?
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FO3NBqT3LBc]School Children Taught to Praise Obama - YouTube[/ame]