A first grade girl was recently forced by the elementary school she attends to remove a line from a poem that she had written because it referenced God.

The unnamed girl attends West Marion Elementary School in Marion, North Carolina, and is six years old. The student was scheduled to have been a part of an assembly at her school that honored the nation’s military on Veterans’ Day. The poem that she had written was designed to be a special tribute to her two grandfathers, who served during the Vietnam War.

“He prayed to God for peace; he prayed to God for strength,” the line read.

According to reports, a parent of another student at the school somehow became aware of the girl’s intent to reference God in the poem and complained to officials about the matter.

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