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Wisconsin school district bans Miley Cyrus-Dolly Parton duet with 'rainbow' in title

Headline from KVIA El Paso

Parents and students at Heyer Elementary School in Waukesha, Wisconsin, say they are confused after school officials banned Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton's 2017 duet "Rainbowland" from a first-grade concert. CNN affiliate WDJT reports.

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Reports & sources

51 articles, oldest first.

  1. WGN Chicago

    Wisconsin school bans Miley, Dolly duet from class concert (opens WGN Chicago)

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    WGN Chicago's feed description

    Parents have been angered by the song’s removal.

  2. Fox News

    Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton's 'Rainbowland' nixed from Wisconsin school concert for being 'controversial' (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Parents complained to officials at a Waukesha, Wisconsin school district after a student performance of Dolly Parton's duet with Miley Cyrus was nixed from a spring concert.

  3. CBS News

    Wisconsin school bans Miley Cyrus, Dolly Parton duet from class concert (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Administrators at a Wisconsin elementary school aren't letting a first-grade class perform a Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton duet promoting LGBTQ acceptance. Administrators also initially banned the song "Rainbow Connection" from The Muppets but later reversed that decision.

  4. New York Post

    Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton song deemed too controversial for 1st grade concert (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    “My first graders were so excited to sing Rainbowland for our spring concert but it has been vetoed by our administration.”

  5. FOX 8 Cleveland

    Dolly Parton, Miley Cyrus song banned from first-grade concert (opens FOX 8 Cleveland)

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    FOX 8 Cleveland's feed description

    Administrators at a Wisconsin elementary school stopped a first-grade class from performing a Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton duet promoting LGBTQ acceptance because the song “could be perceived…

  6. NBC Chicago

    Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton's ‘Rainbowland' Removed From Elementary Concert For Being ‘Controversial' (opens NBC Chicago)

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    NBC Chicago's feed description

    A Wisconsin elementary school has been at the center of headlines after news first came out that the school had removed Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton’s “Rainbowland” song from its concert list, deeming it “controversial.”

  7. Washington Times

    Elementary school bans Dolly Parton-Miley Cyrus duet from class concert (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    Administrators at a Wisconsin elementary school stopped a first-grade class from performing a Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton duet promoting LGBTQ acceptance because the song “could be perceived as controversial.”

  8. Glamour

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

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    Glamour's feed description

    A controversy over “Rainbowland” is playing out at a Wisconsin elementary school.

  9. CBS 19 Tyler

    Wisconsin elementary school bans Miley, Dolly duet from class concert (opens CBS 19 Tyler)

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    CBS 19 Tyler's feed description

    Students at Heyer Elementary School had prepared a rendition of “Rainbowland" for their spring concert, but school officials struck the song from the lineup.

  10. NBC Los Angeles

    'My Students Were Just Devastated': Wisconsin School Bans Miley, Dolly Duet From Class Concert (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    Parents say the decision was made because the song encourages LGBTQ acceptance and references rainbows.

  11. Washington Blade

    Dolly Parton-Miley Cyrus duet about rainbows banned by Wisconsin school (opens Washington Blade)

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    Washington Blade's feed description

    The School District of Waukesha says the decision is supported by its Superintendent Jim Sebert & the Board of Education was not involved

  12. AL.com

    Wisconsin school bans Dolly Parton, Miley Cyrus duet from class concert (opens AL.com)

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    AL.com's feed description

    Administrators at a Wisconsin elementary school aren't letting a first-grade class perform a Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton duet because they say the song could be seen as controversial.

  13. Anchorage Daily News

    Wisconsin school bans Miley Cyrus-Dolly Parton song from first-grade concert (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    Parents in the district say the decision was made because “Rainbowland” encourages LGBTQ acceptance.

  14. KVIA El Paso

    Wisconsin school district bans Miley Cyrus-Dolly Parton duet with 'rainbow' in title (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    KVIA El Paso's feed description

    Parents and students at Heyer Elementary School in Waukesha, Wisconsin, say they are confused after school officials banned Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton's 2017 duet "Rainbowland" from a first-grade concert. CNN affiliate WDJT reports.

  15. ABC 7 Chicago

    Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton song banned from Wisconsin school class concert (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    ABC 7 Chicago's feed description

    "My students were just devastated. They really liked this song and we had already begun singing it."

  16. Wall Street Journal

    Wisconsin First Grade Class Banned From Singing Miley Cyrus, Dolly Parton’s ‘Rainbowland’ (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Wall Street Journal's feed description

    School administrators said the song “could be deemed controversial.”

  17. Entertainment Weekly

    Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton song 'Rainbowland' banned from Wisconsin school class concert (opens Entertainment Weekly)

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    Entertainment Weekly's feed description

    Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton's song 'Rainbowland' has been banned from a school class concert in Wisconsin after the district determined its lyrics "could be deemed controversial."

  18. WMUR

    Wisconsin school bans Miley Cyrus-Dolly Parton duet from class concert (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    Parents in the district say the decision was made because the song, "Rainbowland," encourages LGBTQ acceptance.

  19. CBS News

    Wisconsin school axes first-graders' performance of "Rainbowland" by Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The school district determined the 2017 song to be "controversial," but did not provide details that led to their decision.

  20. Philadelphia Inquirer

    A Wisconsin school banned a first-grade class from singing Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton’s ‘Rainbowland’ (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    Administrators said the song, which promotes LGBTQ acceptance, “could be perceived as controversial.”

  21. CBS News

    Wisconsin school district bans Miley Cyrus-Dolly Parton Song (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    "Wouldn't it be nice to live in paradise, where we're free to be exactly who we are," Cyrus and Parton sing.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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