'WE DON'T WANT TO OFFEND OTHER CULTURES': N.Y. PRINCIPAL REPORTEDLY SCRAPS 'GOD BLESS THE USA' FROM SCHOOL PROGRAM
'WE DON'T WANT TO OFFEND OTHER CULTURES': N.Y. PRINCIPAL REPORTEDLY SCRAPS 'GOD BLESS THE USA' FROM SCHOOL PROGRAM.
The principal of a Brooklyn, N.Y. elementary school has reportedly pulled the song "God Bless the USA" from a kindergarten graduation ceremony so as not to offend other cultures, according to the New York Post.
The kindergartners had spent several months learning the song, which was set to close out the program, until P.S. 90 principal Greta Hawkins came into a recent rehearsal and told teachers to scrap it.
"We don't want to offend other cultures," teachers quoted Hawkins as saying, according to the Post.
P.S. 90 principal Greta Hawkins (Image source: New York Post)
Teachers and parents were reportedly shocked by Hawkins' decision, particularly because the Lee Greenwood song has been sung at school events in the past — and because a rendition of Justin Bieber's song "Baby" was kept in the program.
It's not the first time "God Bless the USA" has attracted controversy: In April, a Massachusetts elementary school made headlines after students were taught to sing "We love the U.S.A." instead of "God bless" before ultimately backing down.
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