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Parents Upset After ‘God Bless The USA’ Taken Out Of Kindergarten Graduation Ceremony At Coney Island School

The song that was initially said to be taken its place was “Baby” by teenage heart-throb Justin Bieber. However, at a Monday afternoon news conference with the mayor and schools chancellor, it was learned that won’t be the case.

2012/06/11

American Flag (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) and Justin Bieber (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)

Coney Island Principal Says No To ‘God Bless The USA,’ Says Yes To Justin Bieber’s ‘Baby’

A Coney Island principal known for controversy has apparently ignited another one. P.S. 90′s Greta Hawkins has told her kindergarten teachers to ditch Lee Greenwood’s ballad, “God Bless The USA” from the school’s June 20th commencement.

2012/06/10

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