"The parents are doing their child more harm than good. They are wrong"

That is an opinion, not a fact.

You are not the parent or the child and you do not know the circumstances.   I would also ask, again, how many African-Americans feel comfortable singing this song in 2006?

There is much we can learn from it, and if you take the time to read the superintendent's response you will see that the students are continuing the discussion.

This 11 year old and her father are not the first African-American's who have trouble with this song. You have to look beyond your own circumstances to see this.