Virginia Middle School Bans Christmas carols containing word “Jesus”

IRISH POST

A SCHOOL has come under fire after students were told they would not be singing any carols that include the word "Jesus" this Christmas.

Chesterfield County, Virginia

Pupils at Robious Middle School in THE us have been told they won't be singing any songs representing Jesus due to the "sacred nature" of Christ.

That's according to a series of emails written by the Virginia school's chorus teacher to concerned parent David Allen, which was subsequently passed on to NBC12.

"We had a few students who weren't comfortable singing a piece I have done many times in the past, but it is of a sacred nature and does mention Jesus," one of the emails explains.

After meeting with school administrators, the school opted against singing any carols of a directly sacred nature in an attempt at being more sensitive to the school's diverse population.