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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I attended at STEAM night with my family at Creative Minds International last week and was surprised that Easter had a station for the younger students. Why bring in a Christian holiday on STEAM night. Why bring in Christianity to a school event at all? It is a public school. I understand that there was a very Christian Santa theme for a literacy assembly in December.
I thought this school was all about inclusiveness. It didn’t feel that way, especially with those of us who are celebrating Ramadan. Somehow that wasn’t a STEAM station.[/quote]

Do you really think something like this is worth complaining about? Do you know what "inclusiveness" means?[/quote]

Unless it was clear that STEAM night was going to include non-STEAM religious activities and anyone could sign up, no, I don't think that having Easter at STEAM night is "inclusive" in any respect. That is very different that the typical DCPS everything welcome approach. I do not think it's worth fighting about Christmas/Easter being holiday defaults as long as it's clear that other religious/holiday traditions are welcome; I do think it's worth fighting about religious content from a single religion being added on at a time/place where no other religious/holiday traditions were recognized AND parents were not remotely on notice that they should ask to include their own tradition.[/quote]

You are free to request to do a Ramadan event. But the Christmas and Easter stuff is not going anywhere. And no, I don’t think they have any legal obligation to put you on notice. [/quote]

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