Our elementary school canceled Halloween

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Anonymous wrote:The focus seems to have changed from inclusivity and a celebration of the many cultures in America to a bland, homogenized monoculture that has no traditions at all other than "be kind, be mindful, be positive". In the 90s we had a "Holiday Concert" with non-religious Christmas songs, Hannukah, Kwanzaa and generic winter stuff like "Frosty the Snowman." Now that would be verboten.

I know the far-right Christian Taliban think Halloween is a satanic holiday and try to cancel it.

All of the blame for this falls squarely on the shoulders of the Christian extremists in this County. 100%.

Are you too truly that clueless? Its often Hispanic families who opt out.

Anddddddd they are the Christian extremists. That title doesn’t only belong to whites. I was the pp who posted in the early pages. I’m Hispanic. In Spanish there is a nickname for this group and it’s legalistas. It was awful growing up like that and I don’t think the schools should cancel traditional celebrations to cater to extremist groups.

Me either but maybe there are possible legal ramifactions?

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Anonymous wrote:Another reason among the many why private school is the way to go. My kid gets to celebrate Halloween, Easter and Christmas in the classroom. She doesn't have to take a day off for Jewish holidays. It is beautiful.

+1. Kids are only little once. Let them enjoy the fun parts of childhood.

Yeah staying home from school for Jewish holidays is such an imposition on “the fun parts of childhood.” Good thing PP’s daughter doesn’t have to miss school for Jewish holidays. Bless. /s

Taking two whole days in the middle of the week for Jewish holidays is an imposition. It takes away from other holidays that they might get to enjoy, like Columbus Day.

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Anonymous wrote:The focus seems to have changed from inclusivity and a celebration of the many cultures in America to a bland, homogenized monoculture that has no traditions at all other than "be kind, be mindful, be positive". In the 90s we had a "Holiday Concert" with non-religious Christmas songs, Hannukah, Kwanzaa and generic winter stuff like "Frosty the Snowman." Now that would be verboten.

I know the far-right Christian Taliban think Halloween is a satanic holiday and try to cancel it.

All of the blame for this falls squarely on the shoulders of the Christian extremists in this County. 100%.

Are you too truly that clueless? Its often Hispanic families who opt out.

Anddddddd they are the Christian extremists. That title doesn’t only belong to whites. I was the pp who posted in the early pages. I’m Hispanic. In Spanish there is a nickname for this group and it’s legalistas. It was awful growing up like that and I don’t think the schools should cancel traditional celebrations to cater to extremist groups.

I agree. Halloween is not religious. It’s a cultural tradition like Valentine’s Day. When we cancel routine celebrations that have occurred for decades to cater to a religious group, then the school is choosing to prioritize religion. And as someone who thinks religion is made up BS, I don’t think my kids should have to make sacrifices for others religious beliefs. The burden of following religious beliefs should fall on that family and they can take their kids out of school that day if it’s such a big deal to them. Maybe the parade can be the last 2 hours of the day on a Friday so it’s just an early pickup and not middle of the day.

If there are logistical challenges such as too many parents coming to watch then just live stream it like they did during COVID. But no sorry, I don’t feel the need to change any of our traditions to cater to the people who believe in made up woo.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Another reason among the many why private school is the way to go. My kid gets to celebrate Halloween, Easter and Christmas in the classroom. She doesn't have to take a day off for Jewish holidays. It is beautiful.

+1. Kids are only little once. Let them enjoy the fun parts of childhood.

Yeah staying home from school for Jewish holidays is such an imposition on “the fun parts of childhood.” Good thing PP’s daughter doesn’t have to miss school for Jewish holidays. Bless. /s

Taking two whole days in the middle of the week for Jewish holidays is an imposition. It takes away from other holidays that they might get to enjoy, like Columbus Day.

Do you know why Columbus Day is not a holiday anyone should be celebrating and you’re just being facetious or are you actually this ignorant and bigoted?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Another reason among the many why private school is the way to go. My kid gets to celebrate Halloween, Easter and Christmas in the classroom. She doesn't have to take a day off for Jewish holidays. It is beautiful.

+1. Kids are only little once. Let them enjoy the fun parts of childhood.

Yeah staying home from school for Jewish holidays is such an imposition on “the fun parts of childhood.” Good thing PP’s daughter doesn’t have to miss school for Jewish holidays. Bless. /s

Taking two whole days in the middle of the week for Jewish holidays is an imposition. It takes away from other holidays that they might get to enjoy, like Columbus Day.

Do you know why Columbus Day is not a holiday anyone should be celebrating and you’re just being facetious or are you actually this ignorant and bigoted?

It is very much a holiday. It is listed on our school's calendar and we have the day off. It's a federal holiday. You don't have to celebrate it, but most of country does.

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Anonymous wrote:Another reason among the many why private school is the way to go. My kid gets to celebrate Halloween, Easter and Christmas in the classroom. She doesn't have to take a day off for Jewish holidays. It is beautiful.

+1. Kids are only little once. Let them enjoy the fun parts of childhood.

Yeah staying home from school for Jewish holidays is such an imposition on “the fun parts of childhood.” Good thing PP’s daughter doesn’t have to miss school for Jewish holidays. Bless. /s

Taking two whole days in the middle of the week for Jewish holidays is an imposition. It takes away from other holidays that they might get to enjoy, like Columbus Day.

Do you know why Columbus Day is not a holiday anyone should be celebrating and you’re just being facetious or are you actually this ignorant and bigoted?

It is very much a holiday. It is listed on our school's calendar and we have the day off. It's a federal holiday. You don't have to celebrate it, but most of country does.

What do you do to celebrate Columbus Day?
On religious holidays people may be forbidden from working, and spend time in their place of worship with family and community. I'd rather give people off for these traditions than...I don't know...a Columbus Day BBQ?

You get to spend Christmas with your family. You're given plenty of time to travel there and back. One day off in the middle of the week doesn't even give enough time for people to get to out of state family on their holiday day of the year. And please don't get me started on Easter Monday. All that is is a travel day for Easter. You know how many religions we have in our area who don't get a single day off for their holidays?! Columbus Day is waaay down at the bottom of my list

[Anonymous]

If you don't like wokeism - leave the publics. All holidays being cancelled by the woke patrol.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Another reason among the many why private school is the way to go. My kid gets to celebrate Halloween, Easter and Christmas in the classroom. She doesn't have to take a day off for Jewish holidays. It is beautiful.

+1. Kids are only little once. Let them enjoy the fun parts of childhood.

Yeah staying home from school for Jewish holidays is such an imposition on “the fun parts of childhood.” Good thing PP’s daughter doesn’t have to miss school for Jewish holidays. Bless. /s

Taking two whole days in the middle of the week for Jewish holidays is an imposition. It takes away from other holidays that they might get to enjoy, like Columbus Day.

Do you know why Columbus Day is not a holiday anyone should be celebrating and you’re just being facetious or are you actually this ignorant and bigoted?

It is very much a holiday. It is listed on our school's calendar and we have the day off. It's a federal holiday. You don't have to celebrate it, but most of country does.

What do you do to celebrate Columbus Day?
On religious holidays people may be forbidden from working, and spend time in their place of worship with family and community. I'd rather give people off for these traditions than...I don't know...a Columbus Day BBQ?

You get to spend Christmas with your family. You're given plenty of time to travel there and back. One day off in the middle of the week doesn't even give enough time for people to get to out of state family on their holiday day of the year. And please don't get me started on Easter Monday. All that is is a travel day for Easter. You know how many religions we have in our area who don't get a single day off for their holidays?! Columbus Day is waaay down at the bottom of my list

We don't necessarily "celebrate" it, but we usually take the long weekend to see family up north. The fall foliage is beautiful around that time of year up north. If you want to cancel Columbus Day, you should also cancel President's Day, Veterans Day, and Memorial Day. People aren't perfect! Even veterans who fought in wars and committed atrocities. Should we cancel that holiday because of that? What about President's Day? We all know our presidents are far from perfect!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you don't like wokeism - leave the publics. All holidays being cancelled by the woke patrol.

+1. Never too early for elementary kids to learn that Halloween=bad, Earth Day=good.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The focus seems to have changed from inclusivity and a celebration of the many cultures in America to a bland, homogenized monoculture that has no traditions at all other than "be kind, be mindful, be positive". In the 90s we had a "Holiday Concert" with non-religious Christmas songs, Hannukah, Kwanzaa and generic winter stuff like "Frosty the Snowman." Now that would be verboten.

I know the far-right Christian Taliban think Halloween is a satanic holiday and try to cancel it.

All of the blame for this falls squarely on the shoulders of the Christian extremists in this County. 100%.

Are you too truly that clueless? Its often Hispanic families who opt out.

Anddddddd they are the Christian extremists. That title doesn’t only belong to whites. I was the pp who posted in the early pages. I’m Hispanic. In Spanish there is a nickname for this group and it’s legalistas. It was awful growing up like that and I don’t think the schools should cancel traditional celebrations to cater to extremist groups.

I agree. Halloween is not religious. It’s a cultural tradition like Valentine’s Day. When we cancel routine celebrations that have occurred for decades to cater to a religious group, then the school is choosing to prioritize religion. And as someone who thinks religion is made up BS, I don’t think my kids should have to make sacrifices for others religious beliefs. The burden of following religious beliefs should fall on that family and they can take their kids out of school that day if it’s such a big deal to them. Maybe the parade can be the last 2 hours of the day on a Friday so it’s just an early pickup and not middle of the day.

If there are logistical challenges such as too many parents coming to watch then just live stream it like they did during COVID. But no sorry, I don’t feel the need to change any of our traditions to cater to the people who believe in made up woo.

I don’t wish to unload on this thread. I agree that the burden should be on that religious family for that holiday. As I mentioned up thread, when I was young my mom would pull me out of class so I wouldn’t celebrate Halloween. Later when I was old enough, I with sit out of the celebrations in the library, or alternative classroom still not participating in the “fall” festivities.

Personally, I never felt marginalized or discriminated against. I knew it was extreme just keep these events at that time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The focus seems to have changed from inclusivity and a celebration of the many cultures in America to a bland, homogenized monoculture that has no traditions at all other than "be kind, be mindful, be positive". In the 90s we had a "Holiday Concert" with non-religious Christmas songs, Hannukah, Kwanzaa and generic winter stuff like "Frosty the Snowman." Now that would be verboten.

I know the far-right Christian Taliban think Halloween is a satanic holiday and try to cancel it.

All of the blame for this falls squarely on the shoulders of the Christian extremists in this County. 100%.

Are you too truly that clueless? Its often Hispanic families who opt out.

Anddddddd they are the Christian extremists. That title doesn’t only belong to whites. I was the pp who posted in the early pages. I’m Hispanic. In Spanish there is a nickname for this group and it’s legalistas. It was awful growing up like that and I don’t think the schools should cancel traditional celebrations to cater to extremist groups.

I agree. Halloween is not religious. It’s a cultural tradition like Valentine’s Day. When we cancel routine celebrations that have occurred for decades to cater to a religious group, then the school is choosing to prioritize religion. And as someone who thinks religion is made up BS, I don’t think my kids should have to make sacrifices for others religious beliefs. The burden of following religious beliefs should fall on that family and they can take their kids out of school that day if it’s such a big deal to them. Maybe the parade can be the last 2 hours of the day on a Friday so it’s just an early pickup and not middle of the day.

If there are logistical challenges such as too many parents coming to watch then just live stream it like they did during COVID. But no sorry, I don’t feel the need to change any of our traditions to cater to the people who believe in made up woo.

Are you always such a selfish a-hole?? Judgmental?? Me me me! We’ll guess what nasty ass, it’s not all about you anymore. Religious freedom.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Half a day of teaching lost to Halloween festivities. My family celebrates Halloween but we are ok with the decision to not have a parade and class parties.

Our school does book character day and kids take the time to share their favorite stories with each other. It’s super cute to watch.

[Anonymous]

Every damned year, regular as clockwork.

Round 2 in February.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The focus seems to have changed from inclusivity and a celebration of the many cultures in America to a bland, homogenized monoculture that has no traditions at all other than "be kind, be mindful, be positive". In the 90s we had a "Holiday Concert" with non-religious Christmas songs, Hannukah, Kwanzaa and generic winter stuff like "Frosty the Snowman." Now that would be verboten.

I know the far-right Christian Taliban think Halloween is a satanic holiday and try to cancel it.

All of the blame for this falls squarely on the shoulders of the Christian extremists in this County. 100%.

Are you too truly that clueless? Its often Hispanic families who opt out.

Anddddddd they are the Christian extremists. That title doesn’t only belong to whites. I was the pp who posted in the early pages. I’m Hispanic. In Spanish there is a nickname for this group and it’s legalistas. It was awful growing up like that and I don’t think the schools should cancel traditional celebrations to cater to extremist groups.

I agree. Halloween is not religious. It’s a cultural tradition like Valentine’s Day. When we cancel routine celebrations that have occurred for decades to cater to a religious group, then the school is choosing to prioritize religion. And as someone who thinks religion is made up BS, I don’t think my kids should have to make sacrifices for others religious beliefs. The burden of following religious beliefs should fall on that family and they can take their kids out of school that day if it’s such a big deal to them. Maybe the parade can be the last 2 hours of the day on a Friday so it’s just an early pickup and not middle of the day.

If there are logistical challenges such as too many parents coming to watch then just live stream it like they did during COVID. But no sorry, I don’t feel the need to change any of our traditions to cater to the people who believe in made up woo.

Are you always such a selfish a-hole?? Judgmental?? Me me me! We’ll guess what nasty ass, it’s not all about you anymore. Religious freedom.

Religious freedom means you are free to practice and observe your religious beliefs. The rest of us do not have to follow your beliefs and thinking activities should be canceled if they’re not in line with your religious beliefs is the ultimate in selfishness so it’s quite ironic you called me selfish when you want everyone to accommodate you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Another reason among the many why private school is the way to go. My kid gets to celebrate Halloween, Easter and Christmas in the classroom. She doesn't have to take a day off for Jewish holidays. It is beautiful.

+1. Kids are only little once. Let them enjoy the fun parts of childhood.

Yeah staying home from school for Jewish holidays is such an imposition on “the fun parts of childhood.” Good thing PP’s daughter doesn’t have to miss school for Jewish holidays. Bless. /s

Taking two whole days in the middle of the week for Jewish holidays is an imposition. It takes away from other holidays that they might get to enjoy, like Columbus Day.

Your antisemitism is showing.