A Fullerton School District school opted this week to remove Nazi symbols from their sixth-graders’ performance of the play “The Sound of Music.”
The play, set in Austria at the beginning of World War II, tells the true story of a family who must flee their country as the Nazis invade.
District Superintendent Rob Pletka said in a statement to The Epoch Times that he opted to remove the swastika, a symbol of the Nazi regime, and the “heil Hitler” salute from the upcoming play as a safety precaution.
“I made the decision to remove these signs and symbols associated with the Holocaust from the play,” he said. “By doing so, I aim to protect our children from the potential harm that could arise from their unknowing association with such destructive and harmful imagery.”…