Our elementary school canceled Halloween

[Anonymous]

I haven’t read this whole thread, and I no longer have kids in elementary. I just think it is sad to cancel Halloween when it is a long standing fun tradition in the county. I grew up with an MCPS elementary school behind my house and loved the days when I was older and saw the parades. If it wasn’t such a long tradition I might feel differently.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I haven’t read this whole thread, and I no longer have kids in elementary. I just think it is sad to cancel Halloween when it is a long standing fun tradition in the county. I grew up with an MCPS elementary school behind my house and loved the days when I was older and saw the parades. If it wasn’t such a long tradition I might feel differently.

It’s too bad that MCPS and some of its cheerleaders here are on a crusade to kill all fun and tradition.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I haven’t read this whole thread, and I no longer have kids in elementary. I just think it is sad to cancel Halloween when it is a long standing fun tradition in the county. I grew up with an MCPS elementary school behind my house and loved the days when I was older and saw the parades. If it wasn’t such a long tradition I might feel differently.

Once again for the slow people in the back, that did not happen.

[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

Is it fun to mangle the post to make yourself feel bad? That poster is obviously saying that kids have a right to celebrate fun things like Halloween.

And they can.

[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

Is it fun to mangle the post to make yourself feel bad? That poster is obviously saying that kids have a right to celebrate fun things like Halloween.

And they can.

Yes, they can.

No Halloween at school does not mean NO Halloween!

[Anonymous]

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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.

YES! Well said. I am not religious and I feel the same. Why are we catering to religious families? And Halloween is clearly NOT a religious holiday.

This feels to me, very much reminiscent of the Taliban banning things that don’t align with their religion. Scary that a small group can have so much power to cancel a fun, long-standing holiday tradition.

Congratulations. You’ve posted the most idiotic thing I’ve seen on DCUM in months, and that is no mean feat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I haven’t read this whole thread, and I no longer have kids in elementary. I just think it is sad to cancel Halloween when it is a long standing fun tradition in the county. I grew up with an MCPS elementary school behind my house and loved the days when I was older and saw the parades. If it wasn’t such a long tradition I might feel differently.

Once again for the slow people in the back, that did not happen.

MCPS did not?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I haven’t read this whole thread, and I no longer have kids in elementary. I just think it is sad to cancel Halloween when it is a long standing fun tradition in the county. I grew up with an MCPS elementary school behind my house and loved the days when I was older and saw the parades. If it wasn’t such a long tradition I might feel differently.

Once again for the slow people in the back, that did not happen.

MCPS did not?

MCPS cannot cancel Halloween. Individual principals decide for their schools what they will celebrate or not. Some schools have a few parties a year, some more, some none.

[Anonymous]

Call it "Character Day" where kids dress up like favorite characters. Have a costume parade. Have an icecream social or something. Call it a day.

I am a non-White non-Christian immigrant and I love to celebrate the fun part of all festivals. Don't get all serious about things. Let kids have fun.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I haven’t read this whole thread, and I no longer have kids in elementary. I just think it is sad to cancel Halloween when it is a long standing fun tradition in the county. I grew up with an MCPS elementary school behind my house and loved the days when I was older and saw the parades. If it wasn’t such a long tradition I might feel differently.

Once again for the slow people in the back, that did not happen.

That is EXACTLY what happened. MCPS elementary schools often had fun Halloween parades on the black top. Now, those parades are banned.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I haven’t read this whole thread, and I no longer have kids in elementary. I just think it is sad to cancel Halloween when it is a long standing fun tradition in the county. I grew up with an MCPS elementary school behind my house and loved the days when I was older and saw the parades. If it wasn’t such a long tradition I might feel differently.

Once again for the slow people in the back, that did not happen.

MCPS did not?

MCPS cannot cancel Halloween. Individual principals decide for their schools what they will celebrate or not. Some schools have a few parties a year, some more, some none.

Which MCPS elementary schools do still celebrate Halloween with parades or parties? I can’t think of a single one in my cluster.

Wondering if there are any schools left that do celebrate and where they are located.

[Anonymous]

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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.

YES! Well said. I am not religious and I feel the same. Why are we catering to religious families? And Halloween is clearly NOT a religious holiday.

This feels to me, very much reminiscent of the Taliban banning things that don’t align with their religion. Scary that a small group can have so much power to cancel a fun, long-standing holiday tradition.

Congratulations. You’ve posted the most idiotic thing I’ve seen on DCUM in months, and that is no mean feat.

We get it. You don’t actually disagree. Because you recognize that banning books/celebrations/whatever to appease religious fanatics is wrong. No matter how you try to spin it.

And so, you resort to meaningless insults. Since you can’t actually dispute the facts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I haven’t read this whole thread, and I no longer have kids in elementary. I just think it is sad to cancel Halloween when it is a long standing fun tradition in the county. I grew up with an MCPS elementary school behind my house and loved the days when I was older and saw the parades. If it wasn’t such a long tradition I might feel differently.

Once again for the slow people in the back, that did not happen.

For the slow people in the front -- add "in school" and you will understand what the thread is about. It is about cancelling celebrating Halloween IN SCHOOL. See how that works? Try it for yourself in the other posts. It's easy.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I haven’t read this whole thread, and I no longer have kids in elementary. I just think it is sad to cancel Halloween when it is a long standing fun tradition in the county. I grew up with an MCPS elementary school behind my house and loved the days when I was older and saw the parades. If it wasn’t such a long tradition I might feel differently.

Once again for the slow people in the back, that did not happen.

For the slow people in the front -- add "in school" and you will understand what the thread is about. It is about cancelling celebrating Halloween IN SCHOOL. See how that works? Try it for yourself in the other posts. It's easy.

Considering the forum you would think this wouldn’t need clarification, but some posters are really slooooow and need everything spelled out for them.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I haven’t read this whole thread, and I no longer have kids in elementary. I just think it is sad to cancel Halloween when it is a long standing fun tradition in the county. I grew up with an MCPS elementary school behind my house and loved the days when I was older and saw the parades. If it wasn’t such a long tradition I might feel differently.

Once again for the slow people in the back, that did not happen.

That is EXACTLY what happened. MCPS elementary schools often had fun Halloween parades on the black top. Now, those parades are banned.

Our school never had a parade. No big deal.