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Resident objects to 'Bang Bang' lyrics shown in 8th-grade music; committee to review curriculum policy

Burlington Public Schools School Committee · December 17, 2025

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Summary

A public commenter read sexually explicit lyrics she said were shown with subtitles in an eighth-grade music lesson and asked the district to set a policy for outside content in classrooms. District staff said teachers should have flexibility but agreed to review and consider a formal policy and follow up with the commenter.

Resident Ted Mecca read lyrics from the song "Bang Bang," which he said was shown with subtitles during an eighth-grade music lesson, and told the school committee he found the material inappropriate for that grade level. “The song is called Bang Bang,” Mecca said, reading lines from the recording and…

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