Controversy after Ohio middle school choir sings cotton-picking song at concert (Report)

Some parents at Springfield Middle School were unhappy after the school’s choir sang about cotton picking not long after other students in the district filmed themselves with a Confederate flag.

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Some parents at an Ohio middle school are outraged after hearing an eighth-grade choir sing about picking cotton mere days after other students in the district took photos and videos of themselves with a Confederate flag near the local high school.

“Cotton Needs Pickin’” was performed Thursday during a fall concert at Springfield Middle School in Lucas County, according to the Toledo Blade.

Parent Nicole Maulsby, who is Cuban, posted a video of the performance on Facebook. Her husband, Alonzo, who is black, left the auditorium during the song, she said.

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