Obama Praising New Jersey School District Is No Stranger to National Spotlight

The Burlington Township School District in New Jersey is no stranger to political controversy.

The district, which is being criticized for a video that shows elementary school students singing President Obama’s praises, drew howls in March 2007 when it hosted an “emergency management exercise” at Burlington Township High School.

The purpose of the mock terror drill, according to a statement released by township officials, was to “evaluate the response and mitigation procedures” of police, fire and emergency medical services. But conservatives were incensed that the district invented a fictional right-wing fundamentalist group it called the “New Crusaders” for the exercise.

Syndicated columnist Michelle Malkin and other bloggers criticized emergency management officials at the time for allegedly singling out right-wing Christian fundamentalists.

Source/Full Story:  FOXNews.com

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