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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If your children are learning Christian or Jewish songs at school, please report this to school board or superintendent. This should not be happening either.

Schools should not be promoting any religion. Please help fight this battle. Otherwise we will be sorry when we go back in time and teachers start teaching the Bible again in public school. Happened to me.

This is all a slippery slope.[/quote]
+1 it’s been years since my school sang anything approaching a Christmas song, let alone a religious one. 
I think this is a great opportunity for APS’s DEI department to standardize things. Write up official policy on songs, events, holidays (Halloween is not allowed at some schools for example the decision should be the same across the board)[/quote]
My APS elementary school kid has learned several songs this year from different religions.  There was a song in Hebrew around Hanukkah, a Kwanzaa song, and, yes, a Christmas song.  There are probably others, but those are the ones I caught her singing to herself at home.[/quote]
Religious ones or songs like “Santa Claus is coming to town” “dreidel” and “Oh Kwanza?”[/quote]
I don't know, but as long as the songs were being used to teach them they're fine.  They can be used to teach musical aspects (e.g., rhythm, harmony, composition, etc) or historical/cultural context.

As long as they aren't biased disproportionately towards one religion or being used to worship, it's fine.  [/quote]

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