Security guards at 9/11 Memorial STOP a school choir from singing the Star-Spangled Banner

WMS chorus singing @ Twin Towers Memorial. They stopped them half the way thru. You can’t sing the National Anthem. So sad this is happening everywhere. They sounded great. God Bless America!

Connie Shepherd Scanlon I wanted to clarify this. When I first posted this I didn’t have all the information. Apparently you need a permit, their Choral director would have NEVER let them sing if she had known. She asked permission from a security guard and he said yes. Their guide told them another school sang a couple of weeks before without a permit. This a great group of kids representing their school and the future of our country. It’s amazing of the response from everyone. I personally think it could have been handled differently. Thank you Waynesville Middle School Chorus and Martha Brown for displaying such grace and respect for the rules.

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9/11 memorial: Security guard shouldn’t have silenced WNC school choir

Asheville Citizen-Times – ‎6 hours ago‎

NEW YORK — Officials at the Sept. 11 memorial in New York said Monday security guards shouldn’t have stopped a Western North Carolina middle school choir from singing the national anthem on the memorial plaza. “The guard did not respond …

 

Security Guard Stops Children Singing National Anthem at 9/11 Memorial For Not Having Permit

LawNewz – ‎8 hours ago‎

9/11 Memorial Singing During a field trip to the 9/11 Memorial, a group of school children form North Carolina say they wanted to honor the victims by singing the “Star Spangled Banner.” The children were suddenly interrupted about halfway through the …

 

9/11 Memorial security guard was wrong to silence middle school choir, spokeswoman says

amNY – ‎4 hours ago‎

A security guard who stopped a middle-school choir from singing the national anthem at the September 11 memorial in Manhattan acted inappropriately and the students are welcome to come back and sing the anthem, a memorial official said on Monday.

 

Security guards at 9/11 Memorial STOP school choir from singing Star-Spangled Banner

Daily Mail – ‎5 hours ago‎

Officials at the 9/11 memorial in New York said Monday that one of their security guards shouldn’t have stopped a North Carolina middle school choir from singing the national anthem on the memorial plaza. Some 50 students from Waynesville Middle School …

 

9/11 Memorial guards order kids to stop singing national anthem

New York Post – ‎17 hours ago‎

Two tone-deaf security guards at the 9/11 Memorial got tough with some wide-eyed middle school kids visiting the city for the first time from their small town in North Carolina — because they sang “The Star-Spangled Banner.” “You have to stop. This is …

 

Report: Security Guards Shut Down Patriotic Choir at 9/11 Memorial

Washington Free Beacon – ‎11 hours ago‎

A North Carolina middle school choir singing the National Anthem at the 9/11 Memorial in New York City was shut down by two security guards, according to a report. The reason? It could be considered a public demonstration. The New York Post reported …

 

9/11 Guard Tells Kids Not To Sing National Anthem

TRUNEWS – ‎9 hours ago‎

(TRUNEWS) A group of North Carolina middle-schoolers were allegedly told by security guards at the 9/11 Memorial in New York City to stop singing “The Star-Spangled Banner” during a Friday visit. According to the students’ teacher, the New York Post …

 

Video: Choir Stopped From Singing ‘Star-Spangled Banner’ At 9/11 Memorial

CBS Local – ‎8 hours ago‎

Chorus teacher Martha Brown said one security guard at the memorial plaza had given the students permission to sing, but another guard told them to stop. Groups wishing to perform at the Sept. 11 memorial are supposed to apply for a $35 permit. The …

 

Middle School Choir Silenced at 9/11 Memorial Gets an Invite Back

TIME – ‎4 hours ago‎

The chorus teacher, Martha Brown, told CBS New York she asked a security guard if the students could sing at the memorial. Brown said one guard told them it would be okay for them to sing, but two other security guards stopped the group midway through …

 

Children’s chorus asked to stop singing at 9/11 Memorial due to paperwork oversight

kfor.com – ‎Apr 22, 2016‎

However, their performance was cut short when a security guard asked them to stop singing. “Basically, they performed approximately half of the National Anthem, and they were told by security to cease and desist. And they, of course, complied …

 

Middle School Choir Ordered to Stop Singing National Anthem at 9/11 Memorial Gets Apology

KTLA – ‎36 minutes ago‎

The Waynesville students didn’t have one, but did get verbal permission from a security guard that day, music teacher Martha Weathers Brown said. Brown said the group gathered quietly and sang softly in what she describes as a “paying of respects …

 

North Carolina middle school students told to stop singing at 9/11 Memorial

WABC-TV – ‎3 hours ago‎

The Waynesville students didn’t have a permit, but they did get a verbal okay from a security guard. “Basically, they performed approximately half of the National Anthem, and they were told by security to cease and desist,” Waynesville Middle School …

 

North Carolina middle school students halted in midst of 9/11 Memorial performance

KCBY.com 11 – ‎7 hours ago‎

Museum officials have since said that one of their security guards shouldn’t have stopped the performance, according to The Associated Press. A spokeswoman for the memorial says the guard didn’t respond appropriately Wednesday when he silenced they …

 

Children Forced to Stop Singing National Anthem at 9/11 Memorial Because They Had No Permit

Mediaite – ‎7 hours ago‎

A children’s choir was shut down this weekend after two tone-deaf security guards told them to stop singing in front of the 9/11 Memorial. What was the reason? Their patriotic outburst was a public demonstration that requires a permit. The New York …

 

School chorus ordered to stop singing anthem at 9/11 Memorial

Fox5NY – ‎6 hours ago‎

A security guard ordered a visiting middle school choir to stop in the middle of singing the National Anthem at the 9/11 Memorial in Lower Manhattan. The reason was apparently that the group did not have a permit. Connie Shepherd Scanlon posted video …

 

9/11 memorial officials respond after Waynesville students ordered to stop singing

WLOS – ‎3 hours ago‎

The guard did not respond appropriately. We are working with our security staff to ensure that this will not happen again,” spokesperson for the 9/11 Memorial Kaylee Skaar said. “We reached out to the school to express our regret for how this was …

 

Student choir told by security to stop singing national anthem at 9/11 memorial; reason for mid-song halt unreal

BizPac Review – ‎Apr 23, 2016‎

“She asked permission from a security guard and he said yes. Their guide told them another school sang a couple of weeks before without a permit. This a great group of kids representing their school and the future of our country. It’s amazing of the …

 

9/11 memorial guards make kids stop singing the national anthem

The Week Magazine – ‎10 hours ago‎

A group of North Carolina middle schoolers on a field trip to New York City paused on Friday to sing “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the 9/11 memorial site as a demonstration of respect, but a pair ofsecurity guards ordered them to be quiet.

 

Students at 9/11 Memorial Told to Stop Singing National Anthem

MRCTV (satire) (blog) – ‎9 hours ago‎

There is a “permit application for musical performances” on the 9/11 Memorial website, but many are angered by the stoppage because the performers were told by the initial security guard that they could perform. A subsequent security guard halted the …

 

Middle School Choir Gives Stirring National Anthem Performance at 9/11 Memorial — but What Happens Before They …

TheBlaze.com – ‎9 hours ago‎

For a middle school choral group from a North Carolina town, making a trip to New York City to sing is a pretty big deal. Indeed the Waynesville Middle School Chorus got a chance last week to show off their vocal prowess at several locales in the Big …

 

North Carolina Students Told to Stop Singing National Anthem at 9/11 Memorial

Breitbart News – ‎Apr 22, 2016‎

… security asked them to stop midway through their performance. WLOS reports the 9/11 Memorial requires groups to obtain a permit if they want to perform. Although the students did not have a permit, they were given verbal permission from a security …

 

NC students told to stop singing at 9/11 memorial

myfox8.com – ‎Apr 22, 2016‎

The Waynesville students didn’t have a permit, but told WLOS that a security guard said it was OK. “Basically, they performed approximately half of the National Anthem, and they were told by security to cease and desist. And they, of course, complied …

 

NC student choir ordered to stop singing national anthem at 9/11 memorial

WSOC Charlotte – ‎Apr 22, 2016‎

Video of the Waynesville choir’s New York City performance was posted to Facebook. According to the memorial website, groups wanting to perform must first get a permit. The students didn’t have a permit but did have a verbal OK from one security guard.

 

School Choir Made To Stop National Anthem At 9/11 Memorial

News Radio 710 KEEL – ‎Apr 23, 2016‎

As unbelievable as it seems, a student choir visiting the 9/11 memorial in New York City was made to stop singing The National Anthem when a security guard told them it was a violation of the site’s rules. North Carolina’s Waynesville Middle School …