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By The Associated Press

September 25, 2009, 6:59AM

BURLINGTON TOWNSHIP -- New Jersey's education commissioner ordered a review after a YouTube video shows school children learning a song celebrating President Barack Obama.

The video shows more than a dozen youngsters at B. Bernice Young Elementary School in Burlington Township. The district said the students were participating in Black History Month in February.

Education Department spokeswoman Kathryn Forsyth said the commissioner has directed the school superintendent to review what happened. Forsyth said the commissioner wants to ensure that students can celebrate Black History Month without "inappropriate partisan politics in the classroom."

Forsyth also said the teacher who directed the song and is not shown in the video retired at the end of the school year.






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Thanks for posting this, bword. This kind of thing is Anti-American. School kids should be taught to question and use critical thinking skills in discussing our government officials - not worship them. I'm glad this is being investigated, and also glad that that teacher has retired.

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I am so glad someone is looking into this kind of crap.

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Hillarysmygirl16 wrote:

I am so glad someone is looking into this kind of crap.



agree agree agree!



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Right on!

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