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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why was it cancelled? 
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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) 
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What was the Christmas event?[/quote]

Food drive and gift wrapping. 
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That’s not a Christmas event that’s charity. [/quote]

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? 
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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. [/quote]

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.

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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. [/quote]

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