NY School Bans "God Bless the USA" from Kindergarten Graduation Ceremony - Song Not "Age Appropriate"

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One school in New York has made a decision that is simply outrageous. Planning is underway for a graduation ceremony June 20th for kindergarten students at one Coney Island school in Brooklyn. School officials are putting together the program. They had planned to play Lee Greenwood's popular "God Bless the USA" as a conclusion to a musical program. But, no. The principal stepped in and removed it from the program. Why? She simply said it's not "age appropriate." The ballad "God Bless the USA" w... Continue Reading