Our elementary school canceled Halloween

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Anonymous wrote:I grew up in the south too and we never had any Halloween celebrations/wore costumes at school, even though everyone dressed up and trick-or-treated with their friends and families at night, had Halloween parties occasionally, etc. It just had nothing to do with school.

Me too. The Evangelicals made sure schools did not celebrate "satanic" Halloween in the south.

I grew up in a rural town in the irreligious north and we didn’t do Halloween in school either. I don’t know anyone who opted out and I doubt the school would have cared if they did, it just wasn’t a school thing. It was AWESOME though; I have fond memories of Halloween decorations all over and trick or treating all over our town, even the years it was snowing. This idea that Halloween (and American culture) woo somehow be lost if schools don’t proactively teach it is wild to me.

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Then raise your kids there. Those of us from around here have fond memories of class parties and school parades. Our older kids did it, we did it, our parents did it. If you're not into it then good for you, but we are.

I grew up around here. I raised my kids here. I've taught here. I don't have particularly fond memories. Trick or treating? Yes. The mess that is Halloween in school? No.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I grew up in the south too and we never had any Halloween celebrations/wore costumes at school, even though everyone dressed up and trick-or-treated with their friends and families at night, had Halloween parties occasionally, etc. It just had nothing to do with school.

Me too. The Evangelicals made sure schools did not celebrate "satanic" Halloween in the south.

I grew up in a rural town in the irreligious north and we didn’t do Halloween in school either. I don’t know anyone who opted out and I doubt the school would have cared if they did, it just wasn’t a school thing. It was AWESOME though; I have fond memories of Halloween decorations all over and trick or treating all over our town, even the years it was snowing. This idea that Halloween (and American culture) woo somehow be lost if schools don’t proactively teach it is wild to me.

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Then raise your kids there. Those of us from around here have fond memories of class parties and school parades. Our older kids did it, we did it, our parents did it. If you're not into it then good for you, but we are.

Too bad. We don’t live in your 70s/80s/90s childhood. Cope.

My 20 year old has good memories of school parades. Nice try. You are bitter but not old, PP. Spooky.

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Anonymous wrote:I wish they'd do a fall celebration/festival instead. I always felt so bad when 4-6 kids had to go to the library because they opted out.

So you have no problem with literally hundreds of kids missing out instead of 4-6? Weird.

Kids can celebrate Halloween at home. I'd prefer to be inclusive and practice what adults preach vs. having it all just for show. Really, kids don't care if they have a party and cupcakes.

LOL Do you even know any kids?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I wish they'd do a fall celebration/festival instead. I always felt so bad when 4-6 kids had to go to the library because they opted out.

So you have no problem with literally hundreds of kids missing out instead of 4-6? Weird.

Kids can celebrate Halloween at home. I'd prefer to be inclusive and practice what adults preach vs. having it all just for show. Really, kids don't care if they have a party and cupcakes.

What? Do you really believe the BS you're putting out?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wish they'd do a fall celebration/festival instead. I always felt so bad when 4-6 kids had to go to the library because they opted out.

So you have no problem with literally hundreds of kids missing out instead of 4-6? Weird.

Kids can celebrate Halloween at home. I'd prefer to be inclusive and practice what adults preach vs. having it all just for show. Really, kids don't care if they have a party and cupcakes.

Have the Halloween celebration at school and you'll get 95+% interest/participation. That seems inclusive to me.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wish they'd do a fall celebration/festival instead. I always felt so bad when 4-6 kids had to go to the library because they opted out.

So you have no problem with literally hundreds of kids missing out instead of 4-6? Weird.

Kids can celebrate Halloween at home. I'd prefer to be inclusive and practice what adults preach vs. having it all just for show. Really, kids don't care if they have a party and cupcakes.

Have the Halloween celebration at school and you'll get 95+% interest/participation. That seems inclusive to me.

DP. At our school, we had 25% absentee rates on Halloween party days.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wish they'd do a fall celebration/festival instead. I always felt so bad when 4-6 kids had to go to the library because they opted out.

So you have no problem with literally hundreds of kids missing out instead of 4-6? Weird.

Kids can celebrate Halloween at home. I'd prefer to be inclusive and practice what adults preach vs. having it all just for show. Really, kids don't care if they have a party and cupcakes.

LOL Do you even know any kids?

Yes, and I was the room parent who always ended up doing 99% of the work. Most parents want to complain but they cannot bother sending in food or even showing up.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wish they'd do a fall celebration/festival instead. I always felt so bad when 4-6 kids had to go to the library because they opted out.

So you have no problem with literally hundreds of kids missing out instead of 4-6? Weird.

Kids can celebrate Halloween at home. I'd prefer to be inclusive and practice what adults preach vs. having it all just for show. Really, kids don't care if they have a party and cupcakes.

Have the Halloween celebration at school and you'll get 95+% interest/participation. That seems inclusive to me.

4-6 kids out of 16-20 is not good participation. And, given some families, don't participate it is not inclusive. You want inclusive as long as it includes your beliefs and culture, just not others.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wish they'd do a fall celebration/festival instead. I always felt so bad when 4-6 kids had to go to the library because they opted out.

So you have no problem with literally hundreds of kids missing out instead of 4-6? Weird.

Kids can celebrate Halloween at home. I'd prefer to be inclusive and practice what adults preach vs. having it all just for show. Really, kids don't care if they have a party and cupcakes.

LOL Do you even know any kids?

Yes, and I was the room parent who always ended up doing 99% of the work. Most parents want to complain but they cannot bother sending in food or even showing up.

Is this about you or the kids? Who cares if you did 99% of the work. That's your job as room parent.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wish they'd do a fall celebration/festival instead. I always felt so bad when 4-6 kids had to go to the library because they opted out.

So you have no problem with literally hundreds of kids missing out instead of 4-6? Weird.

Kids can celebrate Halloween at home. I'd prefer to be inclusive and practice what adults preach vs. having it all just for show. Really, kids don't care if they have a party and cupcakes.

Have the Halloween celebration at school and you'll get 95+% interest/participation. That seems inclusive to me.

4-6 kids out of 16-20 is not good participation. And, given some families, don't participate it is not inclusive. You want inclusive as long as it includes your beliefs and culture, just not others.

You going to kill off storybook character day next because some kids don't like to read?

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Anonymous wrote:"Livid"? Okay but why? Yes it's fun, but not everyone doe's celebrate Halloween. For the kids who don't, 1-4 adults have to be held back in the gym to take those kids who don't and do some activity while the rest of the school parties. Dealing with the influx of parent volunteers or spectators is hectic for the front office. Dealing with parents who refuse to follow the rules for what kind of food can be brought in is annoying. Some room parents do a lot and that class gets a cake, a ton of candy, and goody bags, whereas the other classroom next door gets much less because that parent didn't know that next door would be a big bash.

I also loved watching the parades when my kids were younger. It's sad when a school cancels it, but they didn't cancel Halloween--your kid can still go trick or treating. They just canceled it IN school. I would be sad, not livid.

Who cares about the kids who don’t? The rest of the school has to be held hostage to their freakish ways? This is just another example of right-wing, Christian influence in our schools. I am sick of right wingers and their cancel culture.

umm I’m Christian and I celebrate Halloween with my kid. She even goes to a Christian school now and they did a Halloween parade last year. Having said that, our mcps elem did not when we were there and it was fine. We had a backyard party with friends then did TOT in our neighborhood.

Most Christians that I know celebrate Halloween year after year.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It is the guiding principle of MCPS to suck every bit of joy out of ES while simultaneously degrading the educational experience. They’re extraordinarily talented to that end.

This.

I have had kids in MCPS elementary schools for the past decade.

Our ES got rid of Halloween when my oldest was there. Teachers can’t even read a book about Halloween.

Halloween has always been an important part of American culture. I say that as an immigrant, who always lives the idea of American Halloween.

Yet another way we’re eroding away our coming culture in this country.

I'll continue to keep saying Merry Christmas.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is the guiding principle of MCPS to suck every bit of joy out of ES while simultaneously degrading the educational experience. They’re extraordinarily talented to that end.

This.

I have had kids in MCPS elementary schools for the past decade.

Our ES got rid of Halloween when my oldest was there. Teachers can’t even read a book about Halloween.

Halloween has always been an important part of American culture. I say that as an immigrant, who always lives the idea of American Halloween.

Yet another way we’re eroding away our coming culture in this country.

I'll continue to keep saying Merry Christmas.

On Halloween?

[Anonymous]

Halloween is too scary for some people, they should watch Spookley the Square Pumpkin, that's not scary, and then maybe they will chill on all this anti-Halloween voodoo.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is the guiding principle of MCPS to suck every bit of joy out of ES while simultaneously degrading the educational experience. They’re extraordinarily talented to that end.

This.

I have had kids in MCPS elementary schools for the past decade.

Our ES got rid of Halloween when my oldest was there. Teachers can’t even read a book about Halloween.

Halloween has always been an important part of American culture. I say that as an immigrant, who always lives the idea of American Halloween.

Yet another way we’re eroding away our coming culture in this country.

I'll continue to keep saying Merry Christmas.

You’re so adorable! Congrats on your ignorance!