Schools
How Controversial Is 'Proud To Be An American?'
After Post report, what's your reaction to a principal pulling the patriotic song?
A report in Sunday's New York Post revealed that the principal of PS 90 in Coney Island yanked a patriotic song from a student presentation.
The incident has caused a stir across the city, including getting a rise out of U.S. Rep. Bob Turner, R-Forest Hills.
"It's both shocking and unfathomable that anyone — let alone an educator — would have objections to allowing American students to sing patriotic songs about our nation's freedom," Turner said. "The principles our country was founded on are unlike anywhere else in the world and it is both sensible and just for our history to be celebrated in our schools."
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The Congressman urged the Department of Education to reprimand school principal Greta Hawkins.
What do you think? Should the kids sing "Proud to be an American?" Or is it a little too fraught for a public school situation?
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