Posted on 09/25/2009 1:50:29 PM PDT by FreeperinRATcage
The principal of a New Jersey elementary school where young students were videotaped singing the praises of President Obama is making no apologies for the videotape and says she would allow the performance again if she could, according to parents who spoke with her Thursday night. Three parents told FOXNews.com that Dr. Denise King, principal of B. Bernice Young Elementary School in Burlington, N.J., defended the controversial performance, which was videotaped and posted on YouTube, when they approached her during a "Back to School" event. Parent Jim Angelillo said King told him the lesson was merely part of Black History month, and not an attempt to indoctrinate students, as critics have charged. He said he believes teachers have the freedom to express their political views, but not in the classroom. "Freedom of speech, not freedom to teach," Angelillo told FOXNews.com. King has long been a fan of Obama, hanging pictures of the president in her school's hallways and touting her trip to his inauguration in the school yearbook. Included in the full-page yearbook spread were Obama campaign slogans ("Yes we can! Yes we did!") and photos King took in Washington on Jan. 20, when she attended the inauguration. There also were photos taken at the school depicting students doing Obama-themed activities about their "hopes for the future," featuring posters of Obama."
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Well these parents need to vote with their feet!!
Bet the kids in her school never heard about Clarence Thomas.
the parents should ban together and refuse to pay their school taxes until something is done...
Elvira James may be related to civil rights activist and president of the local NAACP Rev. Willie James.
Anybody have a link to the lyrics of the song(s) the kids sang?
Another student of Hillary's When-Caught-Jam-It-In-Their-Face-Again school of female empowerment.
” the lesson was merely part of Black History month, and not an attempt to indoctrinate students, as critics have charged...”
The entire friggin’ CONCEPT of “Black History Month” is a blatant attempt to indoctrinate students into their warped liberal ideology.
I’m still waiting for “White Male European History Month”... let’s see if they can dig some minor accomplishment or two up to discuss.
This happened in New Jersey so it shouldn’t be a big surprise. I guess the surprise is that that wasn’t a hammer and sickle emblem in the background.
Remember, in the words of the security guard during one of the protests, ...
“This ain’t American no more!”
Uhm, uhm, uhm, Barack Hussein Obama
He said all should lend a hand to make the country strong again
Uhm, uhm, uhm, Barack Hussein Obama
He said we must be fair today, equal work means equal pay
Uhm, uhm, uhm, Barack Hussein Obama
He said take a stand, make sure everyone gets a chance
Uhm, uhm, uhm, Barack Hussein Obama
He said red, yellow, black and white, all are equal in his sight
Uhm, uhm, uhm, Barack Hussein Obama
YEAH. Barack Hussein Obama
“OK, now let’s do the song,” says the adult leader.
The lyrics appear to include:
Hello Mr. President, We honor you today
For all your great accomplishments, we all do say hooray
Hooray, Mr. President you are No. 1
The first black American to lead this nation
Send kids to private schools or home school.
There! Fixed that. ( And..Yes, I am shouting. Conservatives are deaf.)
Did you guys hear about the race-based discipline policies of Tucson Az?
I wonder how long freedom of speech would last?
1) That's irrelevant
2) Black history month is FEBRUARY
3) When's White history month?
Principal Dr. Denise King “told him the lesson was merely part of Black History month”.
What song did she have the kids sing for White History Month?
” the lesson was merely part of Black History month, and not an attempt to indoctrinate students, as critics have charged’
It was recorded in June of 2009.
Black History month is February.
Ball is in your court...........Square this discrepancy, please.
A yearbook photograph shows Dr. Denise King, right, prinicipal of B. Bernice Young Elementary School, attending the inauguration of President Obama on Jan. 20 “
Well, we have actual photos of 2 of the people responsible for the trashing of the Mall in Washington on Jan 20, don’t we?
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