[PaxMacian]

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof ..."

[freedomcrusader]

"Such [secular] symbols include, but are not limited to, Christmas trees, Menorahs, and the Star and the Crescent," the policy states,

The school district doesn't stand a chance on this one. Menorah nonreligious? Puh-leaze.

[LiteKeeper]

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[RandomUserName]

"Holiday displays shall not appear to promote or celebrate any single religion or holiday."

They should apply this logic to all the other holidays throughout the year, too.
The third Monday in February could be used to celebrate great leaders of the past. Lenin and Stalin come to mind, although I'm sure the wise folks at the NY city schools could come up with a larger list.
The last moday in May could celebrate the start of summer. Maybe the elementary schools could decorate by hanging posters of women in bikinis that leave nothing to the imagination.
On June 14th, and again on July 4th they could celebrate the diversity of America, and post flags from around the world. Not the American flag of course, that might offend someone.
The second Monday in October has already been transformed by many schools into a day to bash white guys everywhere. The trend should continue.
November 11th would be a good day to stage anti-war protests and such.
The fourth Thursday in November is a great time to continue the white guy bashing, and focus on the plight of "Native Americans".

The public schools are a pit of socialism and anti-Americanism. They are indoctrinating our youth in a blatant attempt to remove conservative values from the country in a few generations. They're doing a very good job of it.
A bunch of parents see high profile stuff happening at other schools, but are convinced that the school they send their kids too is a good school. I have news for those parents. Its the entire school system in America. Some are more blatant about it. Some make the news. But I'm convinced that all of them (yes, every single public school - no exceptions) are churing out little socialists.
That's why I homeschool, and I urge others to do so. Or find a conservative private school. Do anything to get your kids out of the cesspool of public education.

/rant

[smith288]

A Christmas tree is secular whereas a Menorah and a cresent is indeed a religious symbol. How many atheists have a menorah in their house or a cresent flag flying?

Now, take those same unbelieving and imagine a Christmas tree in their living room. Quite easy to imagine.

This ruling by the NYC education dept is obvious and not meant for diversity but to supress a certain group. What can you say, Jesus said this type of crap would happen...