Halloween at public schools

[Anonymous]

Do public schools celebrate Halloween? My MIL is a teacher in PG county and she said they dont celebrate Halloween in her school. Just curious if they was true everywhere. What about privates?

[Anonymous]

My son is at a public school in Arlington. They are having a Halloween parade tomorrow where all the students dress up in costumes and are led around by a marching band. Then they will have a short party in their classroom with games and food.

[Anonymous]

Son at ps in Moco elementary and will have parade with small party in classroom afterwards. Will wear costume without any weapons.

[Anonymous]

I have kids in FCPS elementary school and they celebrate "Fall", not "Halloween". As long as the treats are for "fall" and not Halloween, no one complains.

[Anonymous]

Stoddert (a DCPS) is doing a fall festival thing of some sorts (I don't have a kid there, but live in the neighborhood). The kids are dressed in costumes and there are apparently class parties after a parade around the neighborhood. I don't know if the only difference between that and a "halloween" celebration is the name, but from what I see, it looks pretty halloweenish to me.

[Anonymous]

Two Rivers PCS does not celebrate Halloween. Parents are warned not to send their kids to school in costume. They do have a fall festival about a week or so before Halloween.

[Anonymous]

Another MoCo parent here. We have a Halloween parade and party. Parents can opt their kid out. In the alternative, there is a Harvest Celebration that goes on at the same time. I think they can also opt out of that as well and go to the media center. There are rules about costumes, which is no weapons.