LEXINGTON, Mass. – Students at Lexington High School will get to keep their “American Pride” dance theme despite concerns from some about hurting the feelings of students with different nationalities.

Lexington Public Schools Assistant Superintendent Carol Pilarski told WHDH officials pressured students to change the theme of their upcoming junior-senior dance from “American Pride” to “National Pride” in an effort not to offend anyone, EAGnews reported yesterday.

“Given the diverse demography of our community it was suggested by the advisers that the students come maybe national pride theme so they could represent their individual nationalities,” Pilarski told the news site Friday.

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The announcement caused an uproar among students, parents and the media as Lexington is famous for the “shot heard around the world” at the start of the American Revolutionary War 240 years ago. Lexington Public Schools’ motto is “The Historic Past Meets the Progressive Future,” Boston.com reports.

Student Ethan Embray criticized the decision on the WHDH broadcast as a “ridiculous” idea made out of a “hypersensitivity to being politically correct,” while his classmate, Sneha Rao couldn’t understand why an American Pride theme would be offensive to anyone.

“People consider America to be a melting pot, so the fact that it was even considered offensive is what people are a little surprised about,” Rao told WHDH.

Others, like Daily Caller blogger Jim Treacher, also chimed in.

“ … (S)howing pride in being an American citizen? That’s yucky. That’s not inclusive. Hell, if you stop and don’t think about it, it’s pretty damn racist,” Treacher wrote.

“Just ask Carol Pilarski.”

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By today, district officials had reversed course on the new dance theme, and insisted the “American Pride” dance was never in jeopardy.

“There was a discussion. I’m not going to deny that,” superintendent Paul Ash told Boston.com, but he said the dance was never changed to “National Pride,” as school officials, students and the media suggested.

“Official policy is made by the high school principal. And she didn’t change it,” Ash told the news site. “I talked to the high school principal and I believe her.”

Ash wouldn’t discuss Pilarski’s comments to WHDH, and Lexington’s principal, Laura Lasa, wouldn’t call Boston.com back to discuss the mix-up.

Instead, Lasa’s staffer pointed the news site to a prepared statement on the school’s website that professed Lexington High’s love for inclusiveness and its deep, deep American pride.

“Lexington High School students have selected a theme of American Pride for a junior/senior class dance that will be held on April 10, 2015 as scheduled. As the birthplace of the American Revolution, Lexington is proud of our historic roots that have helped to shape the values of our diverse and inclusive community today,” the statement read, according to Boston.com.

And in case the news site didn’t fully understand that Lexington administrators really love America, Ash left a voicemail for the news site to underscore how proud they are of their country.

Lexington is very proud of its history, where the shot was heard around the world in 1775. We celebrate Patriots Day every year with a reenactment of the revolution. It’s the birthplace of democracy, birthplace of our nation, and we’re very proud to be Americans. We’re very proud of our country. Lexington is a place of diversity and inclusion and we’re proud to celebrate it,” Ash said.