Not-Halloween Halloween celebrations--name your school

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hope Montgomery County is stepping up to provide safe alternative ways to celebrate Halloween, since the schools no longer are.

Unlikely the County takes this on. Drag Queen Story Hour is allowed, but Halloween is off-limits.

https://montgomeryparks.org/events/drag-queen-story-time-6-2/

Apples and oranges. Drag Queen Story Hour is opt-in. School is opt-out. A world of difference.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is a very serious and pervasive staffing shortage in public schools right now. Staff do not need to be planning a party on top of everything they are already doing. Nor do they need to be spending hours of their time responding to parent emails and phone calls explaining to whining parents why they aren’t planning the party.

I suggest you organize your own celebration and then your child can have just the experience you want.

In my 25 years as an ES teacher in Mcps, i have never once planned the party. That is a job for parents. And I’ve worked in multiple schools with varying populations.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hope Montgomery County is stepping up to provide safe alternative ways to celebrate Halloween, since the schools no longer are.

Unlikely the County takes this on. Drag Queen Story Hour is allowed, but Halloween is off-limits.

https://montgomeryparks.org/events/drag-queen-story-time-6-2/

You realize the Parks Department has lots of Halloween events, right? https://montgomeryparks.org/montgomery-parks-announces-halloween-special-events-and-programs/

The library has even more, plus whatever city governments are doing. There's plenty of ways to celebrate Halloween at official county events if that matters to you, but it seems like it probably actually isn't that important.

[Anonymous]

We have a Halloween party at our school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hope Montgomery County is stepping up to provide safe alternative ways to celebrate Halloween, since the schools no longer are.

Unlikely the County takes this on. Drag Queen Story Hour is allowed, but Halloween is off-limits.

https://montgomeryparks.org/events/drag-queen-story-time-6-2/

Culture warriors are strong in this thread!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hope Montgomery County is stepping up to provide safe alternative ways to celebrate Halloween, since the schools no longer are.

Unlikely the County takes this on. Drag Queen Story Hour is allowed, but Halloween is off-limits.

https://montgomeryparks.org/events/drag-queen-story-time-6-2/

Apples and oranges. Drag Queen Story Hour is opt-in. School is opt-out. A world of difference.

True. Just pointing out that Montgomery County is more likely to choose to spend money on a Drag Queen Story Hour for kids than it is to spend money promoting a holiday that offends people (Halloween).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hope Montgomery County is stepping up to provide safe alternative ways to celebrate Halloween, since the schools no longer are.

Unlikely the County takes this on. Drag Queen Story Hour is allowed, but Halloween is off-limits.

https://montgomeryparks.org/events/drag-queen-story-time-6-2/

You realize the Parks Department has lots of Halloween events, right? https://montgomeryparks.org/montgomery-parks-announces-halloween-special-events-and-programs/

The library has even more, plus whatever city governments are doing. There's plenty of ways to celebrate Halloween at official county events if that matters to you, but it seems like it probably actually isn't that important.

LOL! Is the Tequila Talk and Bat Walk meant for kids?

Do you even live in the County? There are no ‘city governments’ except for Rockville, which is its own entity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have a Halloween party at our school.

Are you at an MCPS school?

Unlikely that is the case for very long. Over the past few years, MCPS is slowly eliminating Halloween and Thanksgiving from elementary schools. Teachers are not allowed to celebrate in the classroom and are not allowed to read books about the holidays.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hope Montgomery County is stepping up to provide safe alternative ways to celebrate Halloween, since the schools no longer are.

Unlikely the County takes this on. Drag Queen Story Hour is allowed, but Halloween is off-limits.

https://montgomeryparks.org/events/drag-queen-story-time-6-2/

You realize the Parks Department has lots of Halloween events, right? https://montgomeryparks.org/montgomery-parks-announces-halloween-special-events-and-programs/

The library has even more, plus whatever city governments are doing. There's plenty of ways to celebrate Halloween at official county events if that matters to you, but it seems like it probably actually isn't that important.

LOL! Is the Tequila Talk and Bat Walk meant for kids?

Do you even live in the County? There are no ‘city governments’ except for Rockville, which is its own entity.

Do you? Takoma Park has a city government, so does Gaithersburg (both organize Halloween events, Takoma Park does a costume parade, for instance). There's also almost a dozen smaller incorporated areas with their own governments, as well. I have no clue what if any of them do anything official got Halloween.

There's also plenty of things on that list for kids if were interested in having an actual discussion, but you weren't. You wanted to make a comment about Drag Queen Story Hours, didn't bother to check whether your comparison was accurate. It wasn't. Halloween is not "off limits" in Montgomery County but I suppose I'm expecting a lot of someone who didn't know Germantown existed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hope Montgomery County is stepping up to provide safe alternative ways to celebrate Halloween, since the schools no longer are.

Unlikely the County takes this on. Drag Queen Story Hour is allowed, but Halloween is off-limits.

https://montgomeryparks.org/events/drag-queen-story-time-6-2/

You realize the Parks Department has lots of Halloween events, right? https://montgomeryparks.org/montgomery-parks-announces-halloween-special-events-and-programs/

The library has even more, plus whatever city governments are doing. There's plenty of ways to celebrate Halloween at official county events if that matters to you, but it seems like it probably actually isn't that important.

LOL! Is the Tequila Talk and Bat Walk meant for kids?

Do you even live in the County? There are no ‘city governments’ except for Rockville, which is its own entity.

Do you? Takoma Park has a city government, so does Gaithersburg (both organize Halloween events, Takoma Park does a costume parade, for instance). There's also almost a dozen smaller incorporated areas with their own governments, as well. I have no clue what if any of them do anything official got Halloween.

There's also plenty of things on that list for kids if were interested in having an actual discussion, but you weren't. You wanted to make a comment about Drag Queen Story Hours, didn't bother to check whether your comparison was accurate. It wasn't. Halloween is not "off limits" in Montgomery County but I suppose I'm expecting a lot of someone who didn't know Germantown existed.

Ah crap, Gaithersburg not Germantown the second time (Germantown isn't incorporated) either way you're a moron and wrong in every particular.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hope Montgomery County is stepping up to provide safe alternative ways to celebrate Halloween, since the schools no longer are.

Unlikely the County takes this on. Drag Queen Story Hour is allowed, but Halloween is off-limits.

https://montgomeryparks.org/events/drag-queen-story-time-6-2/

You realize the Parks Department has lots of Halloween events, right? https://montgomeryparks.org/montgomery-parks-announces-halloween-special-events-and-programs/

The library has even more, plus whatever city governments are doing. There's plenty of ways to celebrate Halloween at official county events if that matters to you, but it seems like it probably actually isn't that important.

LOL! Is the Tequila Talk and Bat Walk meant for kids?

Do you even live in the County? There are no ‘city governments’ except for Rockville, which is its own entity.

Do you? Takoma Park has a city government, so does Gaithersburg (both organize Halloween events, Takoma Park does a costume parade, for instance). There's also almost a dozen smaller incorporated areas with their own governments, as well. I have no clue what if any of them do anything official got Halloween.

There's also plenty of things on that list for kids if were interested in having an actual discussion, but you weren't. You wanted to make a comment about Drag Queen Story Hours, didn't bother to check whether your comparison was accurate. It wasn't. Halloween is not "off limits" in Montgomery County but I suppose I'm expecting a lot of someone who didn't know Germantown existed.

And you know quite well that there is a big difference between the County Parks departments offering a Halloween celebration and kids celebrating with a fun parade at school with all of their school friends.

Celebrating Halloween AT school, has been a tradition and it is a fun tradition.

Whether the County offers programs or not is irrelevant to the discussion. This is specifically about MCPS cancelling Halloween celebrations IN school.

And there has been no good reason provided as to why MCPS has done so.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hope Montgomery County is stepping up to provide safe alternative ways to celebrate Halloween, since the schools no longer are.

Unlikely the County takes this on. Drag Queen Story Hour is allowed, but Halloween is off-limits.

https://montgomeryparks.org/events/drag-queen-story-time-6-2/

You realize the Parks Department has lots of Halloween events, right? https://montgomeryparks.org/montgomery-parks-announces-halloween-special-events-and-programs/

The library has even more, plus whatever city governments are doing. There's plenty of ways to celebrate Halloween at official county events if that matters to you, but it seems like it probably actually isn't that important.

LOL! Is the Tequila Talk and Bat Walk meant for kids?

Do you even live in the County? There are no ‘city governments’ except for Rockville, which is its own entity.

Do you? Takoma Park has a city government, so does Gaithersburg (both organize Halloween events, Takoma Park does a costume parade, for instance). There's also almost a dozen smaller incorporated areas with their own governments, as well. I have no clue what if any of them do anything official got Halloween.

There's also plenty of things on that list for kids if were interested in having an actual discussion, but you weren't. You wanted to make a comment about Drag Queen Story Hours, didn't bother to check whether your comparison was accurate. It wasn't. Halloween is not "off limits" in Montgomery County but I suppose I'm expecting a lot of someone who didn't know Germantown existed.

And you know quite well that there is a big difference between the County Parks departments offering a Halloween celebration and kids celebrating with a fun parade at school with all of their school friends.

Celebrating Halloween AT school, has been a tradition and it is a fun tradition.

Whether the County offers programs or not is irrelevant to the discussion. This is specifically about MCPS cancelling Halloween celebrations IN school.

And there has been no good reason provided as to why MCPS has done so.

The PP said "Unlikely the County takes this on. Drag Queen Story Hour is allowed, but Halloween is off-limits" that's what I eat responding to, which precisely makes it relevant to the discussion.

I've got zero interest in another round about MCPS Halloween celebrations.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hope Montgomery County is stepping up to provide safe alternative ways to celebrate Halloween, since the schools no longer are.

Unlikely the County takes this on. Drag Queen Story Hour is allowed, but Halloween is off-limits.

https://montgomeryparks.org/events/drag-queen-story-time-6-2/

You realize the Parks Department has lots of Halloween events, right? https://montgomeryparks.org/montgomery-parks-announces-halloween-special-events-and-programs/

The library has even more, plus whatever city governments are doing. There's plenty of ways to celebrate Halloween at official county events if that matters to you, but it seems like it probably actually isn't that important.

LOL! Is the Tequila Talk and Bat Walk meant for kids?

Do you even live in the County? There are no ‘city governments’ except for Rockville, which is its own entity.

Do you? Takoma Park has a city government, so does Gaithersburg (both organize Halloween events, Takoma Park does a costume parade, for instance). There's also almost a dozen smaller incorporated areas with their own governments, as well. I have no clue what if any of them do anything official got Halloween.

There's also plenty of things on that list for kids if were interested in having an actual discussion, but you weren't. You wanted to make a comment about Drag Queen Story Hours, didn't bother to check whether your comparison was accurate. It wasn't. Halloween is not "off limits" in Montgomery County but I suppose I'm expecting a lot of someone who didn't know Germantown existed.

Ah crap, Gaithersburg not Germantown the second time (Germantown isn't incorporated) either way you're a moron and wrong in every particular.

Of course. Always resorting to personal insults when someone disagrees with you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hope Montgomery County is stepping up to provide safe alternative ways to celebrate Halloween, since the schools no longer are.

Unlikely the County takes this on. Drag Queen Story Hour is allowed, but Halloween is off-limits.

https://montgomeryparks.org/events/drag-queen-story-time-6-2/

You realize the Parks Department has lots of Halloween events, right? https://montgomeryparks.org/montgomery-parks-announces-halloween-special-events-and-programs/

The library has even more, plus whatever city governments are doing. There's plenty of ways to celebrate Halloween at official county events if that matters to you, but it seems like it probably actually isn't that important.

LOL! Is the Tequila Talk and Bat Walk meant for kids?

Do you even live in the County? There are no ‘city governments’ except for Rockville, which is its own entity.

Do you? Takoma Park has a city government, so does Gaithersburg (both organize Halloween events, Takoma Park does a costume parade, for instance). There's also almost a dozen smaller incorporated areas with their own governments, as well. I have no clue what if any of them do anything official got Halloween.

There's also plenty of things on that list for kids if were interested in having an actual discussion, but you weren't. You wanted to make a comment about Drag Queen Story Hours, didn't bother to check whether your comparison was accurate. It wasn't. Halloween is not "off limits" in Montgomery County but I suppose I'm expecting a lot of someone who didn't know Germantown existed.

Ah crap, Gaithersburg not Germantown the second time (Germantown isn't incorporated) either way you're a moron and wrong in every particular.

Of course. Always resorting to personal insults when someone disagrees with you.

No, not always, just when the person is very confident about something that is demonstrably wrong. Does Gaithersburg have a city government or not?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hope Montgomery County is stepping up to provide safe alternative ways to celebrate Halloween, since the schools no longer are.

Unlikely the County takes this on. Drag Queen Story Hour is allowed, but Halloween is off-limits.

https://montgomeryparks.org/events/drag-queen-story-time-6-2/

You realize the Parks Department has lots of Halloween events, right? https://montgomeryparks.org/montgomery-parks-announces-halloween-special-events-and-programs/

The library has even more, plus whatever city governments are doing. There's plenty of ways to celebrate Halloween at official county events if that matters to you, but it seems like it probably actually isn't that important.

LOL! Is the Tequila Talk and Bat Walk meant for kids?

Do you even live in the County? There are no ‘city governments’ except for Rockville, which is its own entity.

Do you? Takoma Park has a city government, so does Gaithersburg (both organize Halloween events, Takoma Park does a costume parade, for instance). There's also almost a dozen smaller incorporated areas with their own governments, as well. I have no clue what if any of them do anything official got Halloween.

There's also plenty of things on that list for kids if were interested in having an actual discussion, but you weren't. You wanted to make a comment about Drag Queen Story Hours, didn't bother to check whether your comparison was accurate. It wasn't. Halloween is not "off limits" in Montgomery County but I suppose I'm expecting a lot of someone who didn't know Germantown existed.

And you know quite well that there is a big difference between the County Parks departments offering a Halloween celebration and kids celebrating with a fun parade at school with all of their school friends.

Celebrating Halloween AT school, has been a tradition and it is a fun tradition.

Whether the County offers programs or not is irrelevant to the discussion. This is specifically about MCPS cancelling Halloween celebrations IN school.

And there has been no good reason provided as to why MCPS has done so.

Equally there's a big difference between a program you can choose to go to at a park, and being legally required to go to school where you then sit out the party doing word finds somewhere else in the school.