West Virginia High School Drops Standing Requirement for Black National Anthem

Move over school prayer. Now parents and students are upset over a high school principal's decision to require students to stand during the playing of the Black National Anthem. "Lift Every Voice and Sing" is a song typically reserved for Black History Month celebrations, but students at Capital High School in Kanawha County, West Virginia were required to stand while the song was played every Friday.

A West Virginia principal has come under fire for requiring students to stand up for the pledge of allegiance, the Star Spangled Banner, and Lift Every Voice and Sing.

Several parents and students voiced concerns because they were confused about which song is the actual national anthem. 

Seriously?

A better concern for the parents and students to articulate is whether the playing of a song commonly known as the Black National Anthem serves to empower Black students more than non-Black students.

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