A high school principal reimagined MC Hammer's 'U Can't Touch This' to show what school could like in the fall

• As schools continue to determine how, and if, to safely reopen, many parents and educators are concerned about how to enforce hygienic measures protect against the coronavirus.
• To show what those precautions may look like, a high principal in Alabama reimagined MC Hammer's '90s hit, "U Can't Touch This."
• In the video, Quentin Lee discourages students from using water fountains and continuously measures six feet of distance between students.

Parents and educators are understandably concerned about how schools set to re-open in the fall will enforce social distancing and other hygienic measures to protect against the spread of the coronavirus.

To add some levity to a fraught situation, and to give a sense as to what school could look like after summer break, a high school principal in Alabama reimagined the music video and lyrics for MC Hammer's 1990 hit, "U Can't Touch This."

Throughout the video, Quentin Lee, principal of Childersburg High School in Childersburg, Alabama, takes viewers through the hallways and classrooms — Lysol and thermometer in hand. He points out the surfaces students and faculty will have to avoid, while echoing the frustrations and worries many educators are dealing with now.

"My coronavirus hits me so hard," Lee sings at one point. "All the teachers say: 'Oh my Lord, COVID is stressing me, all the updates from the CDC.'"

Lee stops students from drinking at the water fountain, discourages them from using the copy machine, and continuously measures six feet of distance between students.

Lee told CNN that the goal of making the video was to "share some joy" while also educating about safety precautions. He said he hopes the video will also help "to engage his students and get the community involved."

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