Wisconsin school bans Miley, Dolly duet from class concert

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

Melissa Tempel's first grade class at Heyer Elementary School in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, has spent weeks preparing for its upcoming spring concert.

Miley Cyrus-Dolly Parton song banned from school concert for being too controversial

Wisconsin parents say the decision was made because the song encourages acceptance and references rainbows.

“Rainbowland”: Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton song censored in an American school

The song was supposed to be sung by students but the director chose to cancel it because of its message of inclusion, especially for LGBTQ+ people, which “could be perceived as controversial.”

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

Students at Heyer Elementary School in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, were set to perform a 2017 duet by Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton, until school administration asked fors its removal from the concert because its lyrics 'could be deemed controversial.'

Wisconsin First Grade Class Banned From Singing Miley Cyrus, Dolly Parton’s ‘Rainbowland’

Administrators at a Waukesha school said the song ‘could be deemed controversial’

Parent outrage over "Rainbowland" song ban at Wisconsin school

The school district has banned rainbow Pride flags from classrooms and explained that the song may have been too "controversial."