DHMS Hosting Religious Event

[Anonymous]

Why was it cancelled?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’d contact the office of DEI because they aren’t offering Seders or Easter dinners to my knowledge. I sometimes get the feeling that we tiptoe around Muslims in APS

. Not true. They hosted a Seder last year too.

Ok, that’s shouldn’t be allowed either

I really really wish we'd just give the religious right their vouchers and kick them out of public school once and for all. How celebrating a community's religious and cultural differences is upsetting is beyond me. I'm an atheist. And an attorney. The Iftar dinner in and of itself is not at all legally or ethically objectionable. It's after hours. It's not being funded by the school. It's parent and teacher volunteers.

And what the h&ll is an Easter celebration? Like a ham or something? Don't you all do that on the WHOLE FORKING WEEK PLUS A MONDAY YOU GET OFF IN APS EVERY YEAR????? I'm on the PTA, if you want a ham dinner, please let us know. I'll bring one myself. Just for you.

I do not want my tax money going to fund their private educations. I can't afford one for my own kids, why the h--- should I have to pay for theirs?

But you would be able to get the same money they do to fund your kids' private education. That's the point.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’d contact the office of DEI because they aren’t offering Seders or Easter dinners to my knowledge. I sometimes get the feeling that we tiptoe around Muslims in APS

. Not true. They hosted a Seder last year too.

Ok, that’s shouldn’t be allowed either

I really really wish we'd just give the religious right their vouchers and kick them out of public school once and for all. How celebrating a community's religious and cultural differences is upsetting is beyond me. I'm an atheist. And an attorney. The Iftar dinner in and of itself is not at all legally or ethically objectionable. It's after hours. It's not being funded by the school. It's parent and teacher volunteers.

And what the h&ll is an Easter celebration? Like a ham or something? Don't you all do that on the WHOLE FORKING WEEK PLUS A MONDAY YOU GET OFF IN APS EVERY YEAR????? I'm on the PTA, if you want a ham dinner, please let us know. I'll bring one myself. Just for you.

I do not want my tax money going to fund their private educations. I can't afford one for my own kids, why the h--- should I have to pay for theirs?

But you would be able to get the same money they do to fund your kids' private education. That's the point.

No, we don't want the subsidize the tuition for rich private school families. Because that is exactly who benefits from vouchers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why was it cancelled?

They didn't mention why they cancelled in the email. Was it because of a-hole parents complaining?

(funny how those a-hole parents didn't complain about Chanukah or Christmas events)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why was it cancelled?

They didn't mention why they cancelled in the email. Was it because of a-hole parents complaining?

(funny how those a-hole parents didn't complain about Chanukah or Christmas events)

What was the Christmas event?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why was it cancelled?

They didn't mention why they cancelled in the email. Was it because of a-hole parents complaining?

(funny how those a-hole parents didn't complain about Chanukah or Christmas events)

What was the Christmas event?

Food drive and gift wrapping.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why was it cancelled?

They didn't mention why they cancelled in the email. Was it because of a-hole parents complaining?

(funny how those a-hole parents didn't complain about Chanukah or Christmas events)

What was the Christmas event?

Food drive and gift wrapping.

That’s not a Christmas event that’s charity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why was it cancelled?

They didn't mention why they cancelled in the email. Was it because of a-hole parents complaining?

(funny how those a-hole parents didn't complain about Chanukah or Christmas events)

What was the Christmas event?

Food drive and gift wrapping.

That’s not a Christmas event that’s charity.

It’s a different type of event but they still used school space and communication tools to host people gathering for events related to Christmas.

Religious-related events happen at school. You either have to allow them all or none.

Did the people complaining the Iftar also complain about the Chanukah event?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why was it cancelled?

They didn't mention why they cancelled in the email. Was it because of a-hole parents complaining?

(funny how those a-hole parents didn't complain about Chanukah or Christmas events)

What was the Christmas event?

Food drive and gift wrapping.

That’s not a Christmas event that’s charity.

It’s a different type of event but they still used school space and communication tools to host people gathering for events related to Christmas.

Religious-related events happen at school. You either have to allow them all or none.

Did the people complaining the Iftar also complain about the Chanukah event?

Did it say Christmas food drive and Christmas gift giving? My school does that and calls it a snowflake drive. Also, those things aren’t celebrations with space for prayer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why was it cancelled?

They didn't mention why they cancelled in the email. Was it because of a-hole parents complaining?

(funny how those a-hole parents didn't complain about Chanukah or Christmas events)

What was the Christmas event?

Food drive and gift wrapping.

That’s not a Christmas event that’s charity.

It’s a different type of event but they still used school space and communication tools to host people gathering for events related to Christmas.

Religious-related events happen at school. You either have to allow them all or none.

Did the people complaining the Iftar also complain about the Chanukah event?

Did it say Christmas food drive and Christmas gift giving? My school does that and calls it a snowflake drive. Also, those things aren’t celebrations with space for prayer.

So some religious events are ok if they meet certain criteria?

Yes, the Christmas food thing used the term Christmas.

The Chanukah event used the term Chanukah.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why was it cancelled?

They didn't mention why they cancelled in the email. Was it because of a-hole parents complaining?

(funny how those a-hole parents didn't complain about Chanukah or Christmas events)

What was the Christmas event?

Food drive and gift wrapping.

That’s not a Christmas event that’s charity.

It’s a different type of event but they still used school space and communication tools to host people gathering for events related to Christmas.

Religious-related events happen at school. You either have to allow them all or none.

Did the people complaining the Iftar also complain about the Chanukah event?

Did it say Christmas food drive and Christmas gift giving? My school does that and calls it a snowflake drive. Also, those things aren’t celebrations with space for prayer.

So some religious events are ok if they meet certain criteria?

Yes, the Christmas food thing used the term Christmas.

The Chanukah event used the term Chanukah.

And although it’s no longer a thing, the Christmas door decorating tradition was popular through the early 2000s in some APS schools. At various concerts some quasi religions songs like Silent Night were also sung or played by Madrigals, school band ensembles etc. So despite the assumptions, non religious Christian cultural events have not been banned.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why was it cancelled?

They didn't mention why they cancelled in the email. Was it because of a-hole parents complaining?

(funny how those a-hole parents didn't complain about Chanukah or Christmas events)

What was the Christmas event?

Food drive and gift wrapping.

That’s not a Christmas event that’s charity.

It’s a different type of event but they still used school space and communication tools to host people gathering for events related to Christmas.

Religious-related events happen at school. You either have to allow them all or none.

Did the people complaining the Iftar also complain about the Chanukah event?

I might be getting the DHMS event mixed up with the event in Fairfax county schools (they seem very similar) but at least one of them specified that there would be a prayer.
Did the food drive and gift wrapping events have prayers?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why was it cancelled?

They didn't mention why they cancelled in the email. Was it because of a-hole parents complaining?

(funny how those a-hole parents didn't complain about Chanukah or Christmas events)

What was the Christmas event?

Food drive and gift wrapping.

That’s not a Christmas event that’s charity.

It’s a different type of event but they still used school space and communication tools to host people gathering for events related to Christmas.

Religious-related events happen at school. You either have to allow them all or none.

Did the people complaining the Iftar also complain about the Chanukah event?

Did it say Christmas food drive and Christmas gift giving? My school does that and calls it a snowflake drive. Also, those things aren’t celebrations with space for prayer.

So some religious events are ok if they meet certain criteria?

Yes, the Christmas food thing used the term Christmas.

The Chanukah event used the term Chanukah.

And although it’s no longer a thing, the Christmas door decorating tradition was popular through the early 2000s in some APS schools. At various concerts some quasi religions songs like Silent Night were also sung or played by Madrigals, school band ensembles etc. So despite the assumptions, non religious Christian cultural events have not been banned.

Again, it's totally fine to include music from different religions in public schools. It should be taught from a cultural, historical and/or musical perspective and not as worship. It should also be balanced so that it doesn't favor one religion. But there is absolutely no issue with songs of religious origin being used in music classes in public schools. None.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’d contact the office of DEI because they aren’t offering Seders or Easter dinners to my knowledge. I sometimes get the feeling that we tiptoe around Muslims in APS

. Not true. They hosted a Seder last year too.

Ok, that’s shouldn’t be allowed either

I really really wish we'd just give the religious right their vouchers and kick them out of public school once and for all. How celebrating a community's religious and cultural differences is upsetting is beyond me. I'm an atheist. And an attorney. The Iftar dinner in and of itself is not at all legally or ethically objectionable. It's after hours. It's not being funded by the school. It's parent and teacher volunteers.

And what the h&ll is an Easter celebration? Like a ham or something? Don't you all do that on the WHOLE FORKING WEEK PLUS A MONDAY YOU GET OFF IN APS EVERY YEAR????? I'm on the PTA, if you want a ham dinner, please let us know. I'll bring one myself. Just for you.

I do not want my tax money going to fund their private educations. I can't afford one for my own kids, why the h--- should I have to pay for theirs?

But you would be able to get the same money they do to fund your kids' private education. That's the point.

I don't want - no longer need - that money to fund my own kids' private education....unless you're going to let me apply it toward college tuition. People with no kids should not have to fund others' private educations. Taxpayers pay to support the public education system.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why was it cancelled?

They didn't mention why they cancelled in the email. Was it because of a-hole parents complaining?

(funny how those a-hole parents didn't complain about Chanukah or Christmas events)

What was the Christmas event?

Food drive and gift wrapping.

Hardly a "Christmas" event. Really? You consider that a "Christmas" service/observance/event?