The teacher, who has not yet been named in any of the published reports, allegedly removed "gay" from "Deck The Halls" after 1st and 2nd grade students kept giggling during preparations for a Christmas concert at Cherry Knoll Elementary School in Traverse City. Instead of the traditional lyric, the students were taught to sing "don we now our bright apparel," according to UpNorthLive.com.
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Tuesday, December 06, 2011
Michigan's Cherry Knoll Elementary School Under Fire For Removing 'Gay' From 'Deck The Halls'
A Michigan music teacher's decision to censor the word "gay" from a traditional Christmas carol is being met with a frosty response.
The teacher, who has not yet been named in any of the published reports, allegedly removed "gay" from "Deck The Halls" after 1st and 2nd grade students kept giggling during preparations for a Christmas concert at Cherry Knoll Elementary School in Traverse City. Instead of the traditional lyric, the students were taught to sing "don we now our bright apparel," according to UpNorthLive.com.
The teacher, who has not yet been named in any of the published reports, allegedly removed "gay" from "Deck The Halls" after 1st and 2nd grade students kept giggling during preparations for a Christmas concert at Cherry Knoll Elementary School in Traverse City. Instead of the traditional lyric, the students were taught to sing "don we now our bright apparel," according to UpNorthLive.com.
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Next thing you know, they'll be removing "Ho Ho Ho" from Up on the Housetop!
I can understand the teacher's doing that, given the kids' reaction, which was no doubt taking away from the song. Since "gay" as a synonym for bright is no longer in our vocabulary, it makes sense for him to have taken care of the little problem in that way.
December 6, 2011 3:33 PM
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429 sounds like a dopey short cut move by the teacher. But an even dumber short cut move to publish this story like it's real news.
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