I don't think this is true. I have FB friends who are MCPS elementary school teachers who post pictures of their Halloween outfits they were to school.

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Anonymous wrote:Halloween is in the evening.
Yes it’s cultural but has nothing to do with education.
Keep them separate.

That's not the tradition. In our culture we dress up for school, kids and teachers. We have parades and parties. That's American culture.

At the elementary school level, there are often parades and parties, but not always, and it's definitely NOT the "American culture". American culture is going ToT in the evening and getting massive, unhealthy, levels of candy. There's much less candy in the UK.

Um, who cares how they celebrate in the UK? We're talking about American traditions, American culture ****specifically****.

Trick or treating happens in the evening. School parties and parades happen during the day, at school. At least they used to.....

Agree. Even back in the deprived 70s, we had parties during the day. Our schools still celebrate. I wonder if there’re a some tipping point at which the school don’t think it’s worth the complaints from parents who are opposed?

Yeah, but the point is that those parents are complaining that Halloween is a satanic holiday and on one is allowed to set them straight. I mean, WE are the ones celebrating it. I think we are in the best position to explain what it's about, not people who are new to this country and have never experiences it.

Weird that you made this about immigrants? Plenty of American parents are non-celebrating because of their beliefs. I think you should just Google the origin of Halloween before drawing a line between "we" and "people new to this country".

Anonymous wrote:Oh …. So keep your kid home. No one cares.

It's for employees, dolt.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Halloween is in the evening.
Yes it’s cultural but has nothing to do with education.
Keep them separate.

That's not the tradition. In our culture we dress up for school, kids and teachers. We have parades and parties. That's American culture.

At the elementary school level, there are often parades and parties, but not always, and it's definitely NOT the "American culture". American culture is going ToT in the evening and getting massive, unhealthy, levels of candy. There's much less candy in the UK.

Um, who cares how they celebrate in the UK? We're talking about American traditions, American culture ****specifically****.

Trick or treating happens in the evening. School parties and parades happen during the day, at school. At least they used to.....

Agree. Even back in the deprived 70s, we had parties during the day. Our schools still celebrate. I wonder if there’re a some tipping point at which the school don’t think it’s worth the complaints from parents who are opposed?

Yeah, but the point is that those parents are complaining that Halloween is a satanic holiday and on one is allowed to set them straight. I mean, WE are the ones celebrating it. I think we are in the best position to explain what it's about, not people who are new to this country and have never experiences it.

Oh …. So keep your kid home. No one cares.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Halloween is in the evening.
Yes it’s cultural but has nothing to do with education.
Keep them separate.

That's not the tradition. In our culture we dress up for school, kids and teachers. We have parades and parties. That's American culture.

At the elementary school level, there are often parades and parties, but not always, and it's definitely NOT the "American culture". American culture is going ToT in the evening and getting massive, unhealthy, levels of candy. There's much less candy in the UK.

Um, who cares how they celebrate in the UK? We're talking about American traditions, American culture ****specifically****.

Trick or treating happens in the evening. School parties and parades happen during the day, at school. At least they used to.....

Agree. Even back in the deprived 70s, we had parties during the day. Our schools still celebrate. I wonder if there’re a some tipping point at which the school don’t think it’s worth the complaints from parents who are opposed?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Halloween is in the evening.
Yes it’s cultural but has nothing to do with education.
Keep them separate.

That's not the tradition. In our culture we dress up for school, kids and teachers. We have parades and parties. That's American culture.

At the elementary school level, there are often parades and parties, but not always, and it's definitely NOT the "American culture". American culture is going ToT in the evening and getting massive, unhealthy, levels of candy. There's much less candy in the UK.

Um, who cares how they celebrate in the UK? We're talking about American traditions, American culture ****specifically****.

Trick or treating happens in the evening. School parties and parades happen during the day, at school. At least they used to.....

Anonymous wrote:Which MCPS school is not celebrating Halloween? Our elementary has a parade every year. Middle and high school teachers sometimes hand out candy and include Halloween themes in the day's activities, but not always.

But the reality, OP, is that Halloween starts AT DUSK on the Oct 31st. The original, Celtic belief is that the spirit world and the human world are so close that night, that people and spirits can cross over. Which is why you have ghosts and goblins walking about, which is why humans disguise themselves, both to evade malicious attacks and to prank other humans.

So you really don't have a leg to stand on, because Halloween isn't happening during the day.

Oh wow, many many elementaries do not allow it, including mine. I’m not the OP. We’re discouraged from even reading any books aloud about it.

There is NO school that said teachers can't wear a hat. Please stop trolling.

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Anonymous wrote:Halloween is in the evening.
Yes it’s cultural but has nothing to do with education.
Keep them separate.

That's not the tradition. In our culture we dress up for school, kids and teachers. We have parades and parties. That's American culture.

At the elementary school level, there are often parades and parties, but not always, and it's definitely NOT the "American culture". American culture is going ToT in the evening and getting massive, unhealthy, levels of candy. There's much less candy in the UK.

Which MCPS school is not celebrating Halloween? Our elementary has a parade every year. Middle and high school teachers sometimes hand out candy and include Halloween themes in the day's activities, but not always.

But the reality, OP, is that Halloween starts AT DUSK on the Oct 31st. The original, Celtic belief is that the spirit world and the human world are so close that night, that people and spirits can cross over. Which is why you have ghosts and goblins walking about, which is why humans disguise themselves, both to evade malicious attacks and to prank other humans.

So you really don't have a leg to stand on, because Halloween isn't happening during the day.

Anonymous wrote:Halloween is in the evening.
Yes it’s cultural but has nothing to do with education.
Keep them separate.

That's not the tradition. In our culture we dress up for school, kids and teachers. We have parades and parties. That's American culture.

Halloween is in the evening.
Yes it’s cultural but has nothing to do with education.
Keep them separate.

Please just take the day off, instead of lying about being sick. If you are real and not a troll. I’m sure the kids can find a way to enjoy Halloween from 3pm onward.

If your school refuses to celebrate Halloween because students in the school believe it's a satanic holiday, then I say we should call a massive sick out, tomorrow and every year that our culture is being blatantly disrespected and remains undefended. We bend over backwards to make sure MCPS is all about inclusion yet when our own culture is wrongly accused of satanism we just say, "You're entitled to your opinion" instead of educating them that NO, Halloween is NOT about satanism. Why is that okay?

Halloween is a part of American culture. It is NOT satanic. As an employee of MCPS I'm not even allowed to wear so much as a Dr Seuss hat to celebrate my own cultural tradition. That is BS. I'm calling in sick in revolt!! Please join me!