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Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton's 'Rainbowland' nixed from Wisconsin school concert for being 'controversial'

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A Wisconsin primary school's spring musical was cancelled when an administration judged Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton's "Rainbowland" objectionable.

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First graders at Heyer Elementary School in Waukesha were upset when the song was omitted from a musical repertoire.

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One parent's daughter excitedly showed her mom all the songs she and her classmates had prepared for the event, including "Rainbowland," according to the Los Angeles Times.

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"We love Dolly Parton!" parent Sarah Schindler told the newspaper.

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Later, her daughter told her that "Rainbowland" and Kermit the Frog's "Rainbow Connection," popularised by "The Muppet Movie," had also been dropped.

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Superintendent Jim Sebert told multiple outlets that the song could be controversial, and others, including Schindler, claimed the local school board's 

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"Conservative flip" led to policies that sought to eliminate rainbow imagery that evokes LGBTQ+ themes and removed the songs from the setlist.

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