"Why the ***% is Santa being taught in public school as a religion?"
Explain to us how reading a very well known, popular, seasonal poem is teaching a religeon. In addition, if you are so worried about a "competing religeous figure," why the need to represent vulgarity in your response?
I see you never got an answer to your question...I hope this doesn't surprise you.
Merry Christmas...even though it is a day late.