Chevy Chase Elementary Canceled Halloween

[Anonymous]

CCES parent here. OP is needlessly escalating it. A political cause? Kids are running on behalf of causes they care about, like ADHD or animal rescue. They aren’t wearing MAGA hats or vaccination shirts. OP is hyperbolic to the extreme. Also there is a fall festival that specifically says “costumes welcome”. Why are you lying OP?

[Anonymous]

Lame-o

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Costumes are a huge pain to get the kids in them and out and the party. She didn't cancel Halloween. They are just not dressing up at school.

+1

Many schools have actually canceled Halloween, OP. When my now middle schooler was in elementary school, her principal ended what was apparently a many years long tradition of having a Halloween parade and parties in favor of fall parties that were to have zero mention of Halloween. Many parents who had older kids go through the school were angry over the parade - I was just glad Target started selling party supplies with fall leaves on them so we could avoid the "no jack o lantern" rule.

I work in an elementary school and I agree costumes are a huge pain to get in and out of, and not all kids have costumes to participate in. Chevy Chase is also still having Halloween parties in class, they're just doing the fun run instead of a costume parade - and there is a PTA sponsored costume event that weekend.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The principal of CCES is off her rocker this year. She's trying to make it as unpleasant for the kids as possible. And succeeding.

How can we complain to her boss?

Sean P. McGee is her boss: [e-mail]

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:cancer, ADHD, pet adoption, LGBTQ+, autism, etc.

Here is a list of approved “causes”. Of course causes include politics.

I hate those fanatical proponents of etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just found out instead of Halloween they want the kids to wear a color for a political cause. Why can’t they do this some other day and let the kids have Halloween? What if one of causes is offensive?

LOL! What cause is that?

Sorry to hear they cancelled Halloween OP. Our non-W school for the popes got rid of it years ago in the name of ‘Equity’ and it stinks. But I see that it’s not limited to just the lower-income clusters at this point (which is what I believed).

[Anonymous]

*school for the poors (not the popes)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: CCES parent here. OP is needlessly escalating it. A political cause? Kids are running on behalf of causes they care about, like ADHD or animal rescue. They aren’t wearing MAGA hats or vaccination shirts. OP is hyperbolic to the extreme. Also there is a fall festival that specifically says “costumes welcome”. Why are you lying OP?

Bullshit. The flyer said Halloween is cancelled. There is no fall festival. Also not everyone wants to be a cause. It’s offensive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: CCES parent here. OP is needlessly escalating it. A political cause? Kids are running on behalf of causes they care about, like ADHD or animal rescue. They aren’t wearing MAGA hats or vaccination shirts. OP is hyperbolic to the extreme. Also there is a fall festival that specifically says “costumes welcome”. Why are you lying OP?

And yet many will conveniently ignore this post!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: CCES parent here. OP is needlessly escalating it. A political cause? Kids are running on behalf of causes they care about, like ADHD or animal rescue. They aren’t wearing MAGA hats or vaccination shirts. OP is hyperbolic to the extreme. Also there is a fall festival that specifically says “costumes welcome”. Why are you lying OP?

Is the fall festival AT school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To be less controversial they want kids to dress to support a political cause?

This will end well.

It will end well for the people who want to ban Halloween. Any opposition to this will be shut down quickly and strongly by MCPS. Anyone who objects will be labelled a racist Karen. Watch how it pans out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: CCES parent here. OP is needlessly escalating it. A political cause? Kids are running on behalf of causes they care about, like ADHD or animal rescue. They aren’t wearing MAGA hats or vaccination shirts. OP is hyperbolic to the extreme. Also there is a fall festival that specifically says “costumes welcome”. Why are you lying OP?

And yet many will conveniently ignore this post!

I won’t. Previous poster CCES parent. I am totally okay with this. And my kid is super into the run for a cause thing they are doing - she and her friends have been talking about it the last two weeks, debating why the causes are important to them and deciding what they want to choose. You may also be against the new social skills curriculum, OP, but this is what it’s about - healthy debate and discussion. I personally think it’s amazing - and am so much prouder yo hear my kid debating these issues than whether to be a princess or a cat. SMH.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: CCES parent here. OP is needlessly escalating it. A political cause? Kids are running on behalf of causes they care about, like ADHD or animal rescue. They aren’t wearing MAGA hats or vaccination shirts. OP is hyperbolic to the extreme. Also there is a fall festival that specifically says “costumes welcome”. Why are you lying OP?

Bullshit. The flyer said Halloween is cancelled. There is no fall festival. Also not everyone wants to be a cause. It’s offensive.

PP needs a National Organization of People Who Hate Causes shirt.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: CCES parent here. OP is needlessly escalating it. A political cause? Kids are running on behalf of causes they care about, like ADHD or animal rescue. They aren’t wearing MAGA hats or vaccination shirts. OP is hyperbolic to the extreme. Also there is a fall festival that specifically says “costumes welcome”. Why are you lying OP?

And yet many will conveniently ignore this post!

I won’t. Previous poster CCES parent. I am totally okay with this. And my kid is super into the run for a cause thing they are doing - she and her friends have been talking about it the last two weeks, debating why the causes are important to them and deciding what they want to choose. You may also be against the new social skills curriculum, OP, but this is what it’s about - healthy debate and discussion. I personally think it’s amazing - and am so much prouder yo hear my kid debating these issues than whether to be a princess or a cat. SMH.

Why doesn’t your kid do this some other day on their free time and why don’t you get off your high horse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The principal of CCES is off her rocker this year. She's trying to make it as unpleasant for the kids as possible. And succeeding.

How can we complain to her boss?

Sean P. McGee is her boss: [e-mail]

Stop stirring the pot. Are you aware of how overworked and stressed our Principals are (with low staffing, etc)? School employee