A non-apology apology from a New Jersey school district

In the previous post, I gave what I hope is a sincere, clear and heartfelt apology for a mistake I made.  Whether I succeeded is another question, but at least I tried.

The New Jersey school that so its students singing an homage to Barack Obama isn’t trying that hard:

Today we became aware of a video that was placed on the internet which has been reported in the media. The video is of a class of students singing a song about President Obama. The activity took place during Black History Month in 2009, which is recognized each February to honor the contributions of African Americans to our country. Our curriculum studies, honors and recognizes those who serve our country. The recording and distribution of the class activity were unauthorized.

As I read that, they’re saying that, because Obama is black, a public school was perfectly within its rights to teach its captive audience a “Dear Leader” song about a sitting president.  They’re only sorry the damn thing went public.

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