After a video of students changing the lyrics of the nursery rhyme "Old MacDonald" to address slavery hit the Internet, parents and students alike are outraged. According to KIRO7, student Michelle Boyd, a senior at Lindbergh High School in Washington state, recorded the video of students performing their civics projects and was disgusted. 

"Old MacDonald had a slave," the students in the video sang. "E-I-E-I-O. And with that slave, he worked all day. E-I-E-I-O."

"I mean I don't think it was necessary for them to make a mockery out of it. Because people did die in slavery. They were raped and beaten and stuff like that. I don't think that is a joke at all," Boyd said, explaining why she found the video offensive.

When Boyd confronted the students, she claims they told her that the teacher gave them permission to perform the song.

The spokesperson for the school district, Randy Matheson, describes the incident as "disturbing."

"It's inappropriate and it needs answers," Matheson said. "A teacher should certainly know that checking with students to find out if it's OK is not the way you go about making sure something is appropriate in the classroom."

Because school was out for Veterans Day, further investigation of the incident will take place today. Boyd and her mother say they want the district to talk to the teacher and the students, three of whom are African American, to make sure this doesn't happen again at Lindbergh or any other school.

A fellow black student named John Snarski took to Facebook with claims that the video was taken out of context, and that student Michelle Boyd was laughing. 

This can be a lesson in just because something isn't offensive to you, doesn't mean it's not offensive. Regardless, it probably wasn't the best choice considering slavery isn't a joke.