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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I find this discussion odd and full of misinformation.  Some schools allow classroom parties and some do not. It is an individual school decision.  Sometimes this decision is based on school wealth —lower income schools are less likely to allow classroom parties since those require parents to ask for donations or if teacher run to have a teacher do the same.  If your particular school does not allow a Halloween party or Fall party or Valentines day party sort out why, address this concern and then organize parents to support it and run it.  My kids’ lower income leaning majority minority MCPS elementary school has a nice Halloween costume party as well as a Valentine’s Day party both funded, run and supported by parents with an opt out option for kids whose parents do not allow participation.  MCPS allows this.  So if you want this at your kid’s school make it happen.[b]  My kids’ school also had a great heritage night celebration that encourages families and students to host tables celebrating their heritage  whatever that might be.  We choose to represent Irish culture since that is part of our heritage.[/b]  If your school does not have an inclusive heritage then organize parents at your school to create one.  There is so much whining on this thread by parents who expect the school to run events like these.  If you want this, organize it and run it.  This is not rocket science.  There is no double standard here.  But there are parents and communities motivated to organize events versus others not motivated.  [/quote]

NP. Our school (which doesn't do Halloween) has an international night and there's always an Irish table and usually other European ones as well. Beyond that there's not really any "cultural sharing" going on at school, so I'm definitely not seeing any double standards.[/quote]

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