Reply to For schools that have banned Halloween

Forum Index » Schools and Education General Discussion

Reply to "For schools that have banned Halloween "

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]why are schools banning it?[/quote]

We are at an MCPS ES in Silver Spring that has banned Halloween.  It’s a super diverse school and they didn’t want students to feel left out.

No celebration of Halloween at school.  Teachers are not allowed to read books about Halloween.  No parade.  No costumes.

I agree that it’s a bummer because Halloween is kind of a fun day and they should just let the kids who don’t want to participate hang out in the Media Center or something.[/quote]

This is dumb - so glad I don't live in MoCo. I mean, it's just Halloween. I can understand why there's not a Christmas celebration, but Halloween? Is it really a "celebration" of anything? Admittedly, it's not well-known in other parts of the world, but neither is Thanksgiving (with all due respect to Canada).[/quote]

I'm this poster - following up the the post about All Hallow's Eve. I'm Catholic, my husband is Catholic, my kid went to Catholic school. I have never once in my 47 years ever heard anyone treat Halloween as a religious holiday or celebration despite what some Bishop in Tulsa sent out (which doesn't really go into the roots of All Hallow's Eve).  :roll: [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics