Ho, ho, no
Posted on 12/24/2004 1:18:44 AM PST by JohnHuang2
© 2004 WorldNetDaily.com
A seventh-grade student who thought a Santa Claus outfit might add cheer to a "holiday" event at school was sadly mistaken when he was ordered to remove the red suit and white beard due, according to the principal, to concern about the so-called "separation of church and state."
Ho, ho, no |
Bryan Lafond's costume at a Hampton Academy Junior High School dance in Hampton, N.H., last Friday was "inappropriate" for a dress-up dance, said Superintendent James Gaylord, who denied any connection to religious concerns, the Manchester Union-Leader reported.
But the academy's principal, Fred Muscara, told a Hampton newspaper, "It was a holiday party. It was not a Christmas party. There is a separation of church and state. We have a lot of students that go to Hampton Academy Junior High that have different religions. We have to be sensitive to that."
Nancy Serpis, chairman of the Hampton School Board, told the Manchester paper when asked about the costume, "It's nice if we can respect one another's religious beliefs."
"We try to be sensitive to everyone and in trying to do that, sometimes people feel excluded," she said.
Gaylord maintained barring the costume was not an act of political correctness but a violation of the dress code for the "dress-up" dance.
Lafond was told to go to a locker room to remove the Santa suit, but he left the building, creating a possible safety issue, said Gaylord.
The superintendent also was concerned the beard covering the student's face made it difficult to know who was behind it.
To Gaylord's knowledge, no other student wore a costume.
LOL Not like they made up "seperation of church and state". Funny how the phrase was from a letter Jefferson wrote in 1802, and is found NO WHERE IN THE U.S CONSTITUION!!! (sorry for yelling, but grrrrrr!)
Bingo, friend.
Even if this moron of a principal was right about separation of church and state (which he isn't), what in the world does Santa Claus have to do with religion? These idiots are getting so out of control. I hope this boy's mother files a frivolous lawsuit against this jerk principal. She may not win, but she will certainly make him spend some money defending his stupidity.
I'm also missing how Santa Claus is representative of a religion. Is he in some section of the Bible that I'm unfamiliar with?
Red is also a Republican and conservative COLOR. Lots of liberals seeing "red." BWAHAHAHAHA
Motion Seconded.
lol
heh!
LOL "The Book of Claus"
No wait "The Song of Santa"
Pisses me off to no end.
I suspect that's why we have this in the story:
Lafond was told to go to a locker room to remove the Santa suit, but he left the building, creating a possible safety issue, said Gaylord.
In other words, don't make trouble or we will expel your kid permanently for being a "safety risk".
Here's Fred's e-mail address:
fmuscara@sau21.k12.nh.us
And you would go to a "holiday" party to celebrate what holiday again? By having a party where all can attend, isn't that inclusion?
Bull's-Eye.
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