Our elementary school canceled Halloween

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Anonymous wrote:Why does Halloween have to be a daylong celebration?

My DD is going to school that day like any other school day. Then, she's coming home, putting on her costume, trick or treating with her friends around the neighborhood, and coming home to watch a movie with said friends.

For us, Halloween has always been focused on the evening as the sun is setting and after the sun has set. We have a lot of fun. The neighborhood also has a lot of fun. I don't understand the push or reason to devote part of the school day to celebrating, too.

What about the kids that don’t have an opportunity for an evening event but could participate in school? Or is this all about you? As long as your DD has her entertainment it squared away, it’s all good…

And how many kids is that realistically…in Montgomery County? Please.

Wow. You don’t even live in Montgomery County, do you? There are plenty of pockets of poverty and crime in Montgomery County.

My neighbor was carjacked in his apartment parking lot last week.

By that metric no one should go out ever — Halloween included.

You certainly make a good case to keep the Halloween celebration in school. Thanks.

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Anonymous wrote:Which religious fanatics want it cancelled? Seems like all the progressive schools are the ones tamping down the Halloween celebrations. My kids’ Catholic school is all out for Halloween. Just curious and I fail to see how dressing up in costumes for a secular celebration excludes certain religions. Seems to me they are taking themselves out of the game, not the other way around.

-1 our progressive school is holding a parade with costumes so that's not true

Most progressive areas celebrate Halloween. It's just the uptight right that has an issue with it.

Agree but not like Halloween needs to be in schools, so who cares. This whole thread is right-wing grievance fodder

The uptight right is bent on canceling Halloween. They hate fun.