Examples of these are вЂCanoe Song,вЂ™ вЂChing a Ring Chaw,вЂ™ вЂJingle Bells,вЂ™ вЂLittle Liza Jane,вЂ™ вЂCumberland Gap,вЂ™ вЂJim Along Josie,вЂ™ вЂJump Jim Joe,вЂ™ вЂShoe Fly,вЂ™ вЂSioux Lullabye.вЂ™ These are no longer in our repertoire, and are replaced with more contemporary, and relevant content.вЂќ There were songs that had been previously used/taught (by me as well!) that had a questionable past. вЂњIn researching ways to best answer my essential question, and best serve the needs of all my students, I started with revising the curriculum and content used with our students at Council Rock. вЂњIt is also important to note that a song so closely related to a religious holiday that is not celebrated by everyone in our community was not likely a song that we would have wanted as part of the school curriculum in the first place,вЂќ McGowan wrote.ДЄccording to the districtвЂ™s K-2 Diversity and Equity curriculum for Council Rock Primary School, вЂњJingle BellsвЂќ isnвЂ™t the only song that is no longer taught to students: Nobody has said youВ shouldnвЂ™tВ sing вЂJingle BellsвЂ™ or ever in any way suggested that to your children.вЂќДЇurthermore, the superintendent wrote that the song is closely tied to a religious holiday that is not celebrated by everyone in the community: вЂњThisВ wasnвЂ™tВ вЂliberalism gone amokвЂ™ or вЂcancel culture at its finestвЂ™ as some have suggested. вЂњChoosing songs other than вЂJingle BellsвЂ™ wasnвЂ™t a major policy initiative, a вЂbanningвЂ™ of the song or someВ significant changeВ to a concert repertoire done in response to a complaint,вЂќ the superintendent wrote. McGowan said he addressed the song situation after a community member penned an article in the online publication The Rochester Beacon about the matter and how it was no longer being taught at the districtвЂ™s Council Rock Primary School. In a letter to families on the BCSD website, Superintendent Kevin McGowan wrote: вЂњIt may seem silly to some, but the fact that вЂJingle BellsвЂ™ was first performed in minstrel shows where white actors performed in blackface doesВ actually matterВ when it comes to questions of what we use as material in school.вЂќДЄccording to Boston University professor Kyna Hamill, who researched the songвЂ™s origins for a 2017 article: вЂњThe legacy of вЂJingle BellsвЂ™ is, as we shall see, a prime example of a common misreading of much popular music from the nineteenth century in which its blackface and racist origins have been subtly and systematically removed from its history.вЂќ ( WROC) - The Brighton Central School District is addressing the use, or lack thereof, of the holiday classic song вЂњJingle BellsвЂќ in its curriculum.

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