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Yet another one - Halloween banned in CT schools
Posted on 10/12/15 at 12:50 pm
Posted on 10/12/15 at 12:50 pm
Sigh...
Boo! Connecticut school district cancels Halloween
Children in one Connecticut town could find themselves all dressed up for Halloween with no place to go, after the district banned parades for fear they would exclude kids who didn't want to take part in the celebration.
In addition to the parades being canceled, students are forbidden from wearing costumes. The district also warned faculty that all activities be “fall-themed, not Halloween, and food is not an option.”
Johannsen learned of the move from a letter sent to parents that said the decision “arose out of numerous incidents of children being excluded from activities due to religion, cultural beliefs, etc.”
“Milford Public Schools do have many children from diverse beliefs, cultures and religions,” Richetelli said. “The goal is for all children to feel comfortable and definitely not alienated when they come to school.”
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Boo! Connecticut school district cancels Halloween
Children in one Connecticut town could find themselves all dressed up for Halloween with no place to go, after the district banned parades for fear they would exclude kids who didn't want to take part in the celebration.
In addition to the parades being canceled, students are forbidden from wearing costumes. The district also warned faculty that all activities be “fall-themed, not Halloween, and food is not an option.”
Johannsen learned of the move from a letter sent to parents that said the decision “arose out of numerous incidents of children being excluded from activities due to religion, cultural beliefs, etc.”
“Milford Public Schools do have many children from diverse beliefs, cultures and religions,” Richetelli said. “The goal is for all children to feel comfortable and definitely not alienated when they come to school.”
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Posted on 10/12/15 at 12:51 pm to jbgleason
I hate stupidity!
Posted on 10/12/15 at 12:52 pm to jbgleason
Glad I moved out of the northeast when I did. It's gone to shite recently
Posted on 10/12/15 at 12:52 pm to jbgleason
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the district banned parades for fear they would exclude kids who didn't want to take part in the celebration.
If they don't want to participate, they are excluding themselves. This doesn't make sense.
Posted on 10/12/15 at 12:53 pm to jbgleason
Good.
It doesn't need to be in our schools anyway!
It doesn't need to be in our schools anyway!
Posted on 10/12/15 at 12:53 pm to jbgleason
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The goal is for all children to feel comfortable and definitely not alienated when they come to school.”
And what happens when the other kids who wanted to celebrate Halloween get pissed off at the kids with beliefs against Halloween? Isn't that just giving them fuel to pick on those kids even more?
Posted on 10/12/15 at 12:54 pm to jbgleason
I thought Halloween, a devil's holiday, ban would be supported by the religious right, not the liberal left.
Posted on 10/12/15 at 12:56 pm to jbgleason
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hat all activities be “fall-themed
What if I don't celebrate Fall?
Posted on 10/12/15 at 12:57 pm to jbgleason
Wow this is incredibly stupid. Suppress our own culture to not offend another.
Posted on 10/12/15 at 12:58 pm to Mo Jeaux
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What if I don't celebrate Fall?
Autumn is a social construct created by cis white males to subjugate local indigenous people.
Posted on 10/12/15 at 12:58 pm to lsunurse
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And what happens when the other kids who wanted to celebrate Halloween get pissed off at the kids with beliefs against Halloween?
this is America...what the majority wants doesn't matter
Posted on 10/12/15 at 12:59 pm to jbgleason
They got rid of Halloween stuff at my elementary school back in like 1990. This isn't new. I remember wearing a costume as a kindergartener, but not being able to after that.
Posted on 10/12/15 at 12:59 pm to jbgleason
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“Milford Public Schools
you can always tell a Milford man.
Posted on 10/12/15 at 1:00 pm to jbgleason
Umm which religions banned the celebration of those that have passed and frickin candy??
Posted on 10/12/15 at 1:01 pm to jbgleason
Good. If I can preach Jesus's word in school, they shouldn't be allowed to recruit for satanic purposes either.
Posted on 10/12/15 at 1:01 pm to jbgleason
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for fear they would exclude kids who didn't want to take part in the celebration.
Who gives a frick if they are excluded? THEY DON'T WANT TO TAKE PART ANYWAY.
Posted on 10/12/15 at 1:03 pm to jbgleason
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after the district banned parades for fear they would exclude kids who didn't want to take part in the celebration.
Excluding everyone is always a better option.
Posted on 10/12/15 at 1:07 pm to Harry Caray
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Wow this is incredibly stupid. Suppress our own culture to not offend another.
What "culture" does Halloween represent? Nestle and Hallmark?
Posted on 10/12/15 at 1:28 pm to East Coast Band
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I thought Halloween, a devil's holiday, ban would be supported by the religious right, not the liberal left.
This essentially happened a few years ago here in the Acadiana region of Louisiana. Halloween fell on a Sunday, and quite a few idiotic communities (Youngsville, which is mine included) moved it a day early on the Saturday, specifically noting not wanting to have it on a Sunday, with some even going so far as to say they thought it was in bad taste to have it on The Lord's Day. Officially, they said that it was because kids would have school the next day...
Yeah...think about that for a second.
By that logic, Halloween should only fall on Fridays and Saturdays.
Here's the thing...that year, the Monday after Halloween was a parish wide day off already for school...kids did not have classes.
And no...unsurprisingly, Halloween has yet to be moved since even though kids have had school the next day multiple times.
Check back in 2021 to see if there ends up being a mysterious reason why it can't fall on Sunday again...
Posted on 10/12/15 at 1:37 pm to ULSU
quote:American culture. Is it not an American tradition?
What "culture" does Halloween represent? Nestle and Hallmark?
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