A physical education teacher at Chicago area Intermediate School was trying to use music to motivate kids during a jump-rope fundraiser.
During the school's annual Jump Rope for Heart fundraiser, P.E. teacher Kyle Hasler had a CD mix of upbeat songs put together to play while the students did jump-rope activities. The song "I'm in Love With a Stripper," by Gangsta Grillz mistakenly was added to the CD, Hasler said.
One fifth-grade student noticed the lyrics and reported it to her father. In the graphic version, mention is made of oral sex and pole dancing. A less explicit version is also available; it wasn't clear which version played at school.
Parent Stacy Stark said he pulled up the song on the Internet and was appalled at the lyrics.
"I think it's wrong, so wrong (to play the song in school)," Stark said. "It's pretty hardcore."
"That's not the type of music I listen to," said Hasler, a 17-year veteran with Minooka schools. "It was just a mistake. I was trying not to put on Lawrence Welk or Barney music. I try to do things so the kids can have fun. I regret that it was played in class and obviously it will not happen again."
King added that he can understand how Hasler didn't notice the words right away because it's hard to understand the lyrics of a lot of today's songs. The music was put together by someone else, and Hasler didn't listen to it before he played it in class.
King said from now on all music will be screened by the music department before being allowed in the classroom.
The Jump Rope for Heart program at the school raised more than $3,000 for the American Heart Association.
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
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I like the song too but it's not appropriate for schoo
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