[UCANSEE2]

I actually agree with this school.

It is not their job to celebrate holidays during the school day. That is not what we want to pay them for.

It is the parent’s job to celebrate a holiday and teach their children about the holidays.

[Bommer]

It is not their job to celebrate holidays during the school day. That is not what we want to pay them for.

I got news for you. They don’t do what they are paid for. Indoctrination and brain washing is not education.

[Alberta's Child]

I agree with you for many “holidays” ... but I don’t even consider Halloween a holiday at all. It’s a stupid fad that has turned into the second largest shopping season in the U.S.

[hanamizu]

It is not their job to celebrate holidays during the school day.

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I’m going to respectfully disagree with you. Halloween isn’t really a holiday, it is a part of American culture. Whether it should be a part of American culture is another argument. Before adults took it over and (in my opinion ruined it) it was a kid’s holiday. Dressing up in costumes—elaborate or just a sheet, going trick or treating without adult supervision was all part of it. In my dad’s time it was knocking over occupied outhouses—on their doors. Kids looked forward to it.

Schools doing little things like costume contests and parties just added to the kids’ enjoyment. Parents and teachers enjoyed it as well. Taking things like this out of the schools make them even more dreary than they are.

[JennysCool]

I did contract work for a federal agency in the early 2000’s.

I was a little astonished one day to find the employees acting like fourth-graders while they spent the day decorating their office for Halloween.

It’s more than the swamp that needs drained. The tributaries are pretty bad, too.

[Twink]

Christmas is next. Already is really.

Canceling this holiday isn’t for Christians. LOL

I agree but it’s not about paying for these holidays or even celebrating these “holidays.”

And this has nothing to do with what the parents want to celebrate.