Posted on 10/05/2017 12:21:52 PM PDT by ColdOne
An elementary school in Massachusetts has decided to cancel all Halloween events, saying the holiday is not inclusive and can be awkward for some children. Perhaps for this year only, the rejection of Halloween would open the door for an important history lesson which the school could remember instead.
"Halloween is a holiday that not all families celebrate and — for a variety of reasons — some Mitchell families keep their children home from school on that day," Gregory Bayse, principal of Mitchell Elementary School in Needham, wrote in a letter to families, local ABC channel WCVB reported. He quoted one teacher who said there was "awkwardness planning a class celebration knowing that not all of her students would be able to participate."
Bayse admitted, "For many years Mitchell has celebrated Halloween in class parties and a parade of students in costume." Even so, he said that the faculty was "near-unanimous in believing" that the school should stop hosting Halloween events.
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Must be sharia talk.
Thank you for that history lesson.
Seen enough death & its aftermath in my time to celebrate a day with skeletons, coffins, and tombstones. Dia de Muertos is almost barbaric with its grinning skulls.
All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day weren’t meant to be observed like this.
And adults in Halloween costumes? Please....
Here in my Massachusetts town, our elementary school (Grades 3 & 4) held the best “Halloween”. Only it wasn’t Halloween per se, it was an event held on Oct 31st. The kids had to read an autobiography or biography and do an oral book report on their person. They could dress up as their person. Years ago my daughter was Laura Ingalls Wilder (we sewed the costume together - great mom/daughter project too). Son was
Dr. Horner the T-Rex specialist (forget the first name it’s been a while).
Win win. Kids got to dress up and learn something.
Heaven forbid we teach young elementary school students some American culture and customs.
Only foreign cultures are allowed to be celebrated, revered even. So how is that ‘inclusive’ ?
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