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FMHS students urge board to restore religious references in 'Love Thy Neighbor,' ask district to verify licensing permissions
Summary
Two Fayetteville-Manlius High School students told the Board of Education on Feb. 10 they want lyric changes to the school musical The Prom reversed, saying removing references to Jesus from the number “Love Thy Neighbor” weakens the play’s message and plot.
Two Fayetteville-Manlius High School students told the Board of Education on Feb. 10 they want lyric changes to the school musical The Prom reversed, saying removing references to Jesus from the number “Love Thy Neighbor” weakens the play’s message and plot.
Matthew Scurringe, a senior and cast member, told the board he and his castmates “understood this show going in” and said, “there is nothing in this number that is in any way anti‑Christian.” He said the passage is central to the plot and that changing it both diminishes the message of acceptance and may also violate licensing rules: “As far as I know… our licensing company,…
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