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Speak Out: Should O'Reilly Apologize for Easter Comment?

A comment made by popular TV show host Bill O'Reilly about an Upstate school has some folks hopping mad. Tell us what you think in the comments section below.

A comment by popular television host Bill O'Reilly has some folks in one Upstate community hopping mad.

On Thursday's The O'Reilly Factor, O'Reilly listed an Anderson County school as a place where you are not allowed to say the word, "Easter." Watch the clip.

Flat Rock Elementary School was listed as No. 4 on the list of schools, but Principal Carolyn Brown says that couldn't be further from the truth, according to Fox Carolina News.

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Brown took the reporter through the school, showing him student artwork displayed in the hallways that had the word "Easter" written on them and also a flyer that spoke of an Easter egg hunt at the school. She believes the marquee outside the school displaying the words "Community Egg Hunt," meant as an invitation to all who live in the community, was misinterpreted.

Brown told the reporter she feels if O'Reilly had only made one call to the school, he would realize his information was incorrect. Watch the story.

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Should O'Reilly apologize to the school? Tell us what you think in the comments section below.

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