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These First-Graders Aren't Allowed to Sing Dolly Parton and Miley Cryus's Song About Rainbows, For Some Reason

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track featuring —at an upcoming spring concert. Melissa Tempel, a dual language teacher at Heyer Elementary in Waukesha, Wisconsin, vented her frustrations on Twitter after learning the song had been deemed too “controversial” for six- and seven-year-olds to perform. “My first graders were so excited to sing 'Rainbowland' for our spring concert, but it has been vetoed by our administration,” Tempel wrote last week. "When will it end?" Initially, administrators did not elaborate on their reasoning for the ban, leading Tempel to wonder if Dolly Parton's vocal support for the LGBTQ community had something to do with it. “The latest I heard is that the song was banned bc @MileyCyrus is controversial,” she added in a subsequent tweet. “D’oh, I thought for sure it was @DollyParton and her beautiful drag queen followers!

Oh well, I can’t stop my students if they still sing ‘Rainbowland’. It’s a fun, catchy song!”This content can also be viewed on the site it from.In an email interview with , school district superintendent James Sebert said that after reviewing “Rainbowland” alongside a board policy on “Controversial Issues in the Classroom," it was determined that it was not “appropriate for the age level and maturity of the students.”According to Tempel, the school also nixed the the Muppet Movie track “Rainbow Connection” by Jim Henson, but the decision was reversed after parents and advocates complained.

This content can also be viewed on the site it from.The controversy speaks to a and an accompanying in classrooms. Earlier this month, Tennessee .

According to the , 340 pieces of anti-LGBTQ legislation have been introduced in the United States so far this year. In light of the news, Sarah Schindler, a parent whose daughter.

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