re: Nebraska Elementary Principal Bans Christmas

They removed the staff directory for this school, but....


I think we should all email her a Christmas themed picture.

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Welcome to Manchester Elementary! We are the Mighty Mountain Lions, and we are excited for you to join our learning team. We currently have over 540 kindergarten through fifth-grade students at Manchester. We work diligently to ensure a tight community of learners where each student is known, cared for, and supported as they move through their own journey of growth as a learner. Manchester Mountain Lions focus to be kind, work hard, and keep improving.



Learning is our number one focus at Manchester. Teachers and staff work closely and collaboratively to ensure that all students are engaged in high levels of learning through effective instruction that is targeted with individual needs in mind. We are keenly focused on growth in our school – for our students, teachers, teams, and the school as a whole. The teachers at Manchester are dedicated practitioners who have an eye for continuously improving their own practices guided by sound educational research.



Manchester parents are highly involved in the school community, which is of great benefit to both students and staff. We are very lucky to have such involved families, as we know what the research says about parent involvement and student achievement. Manchester staff believes in the importance of a strong parent-school connection to achieve higher levels of student learning. Along with this connection, we welcome and value parent input.



We look forward to meeting you and we’re excited for you to join us at Manchester Elementary. Manchester is a place where we are kind, hardworking, and constantly improving. It is a great place to be!



Please email me or call me if I can be of assistance to your family.



Dr. Jen Sinclair, Principal



2750 N. HWS Cleveland Blvd.

Omaha, NE 68116

Email: jsinclair1@epsne.org

Phone: 402-289-2590

Fax: 402-289-5729

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The candy cane is a symbol for jesus? Ok she's a riproaring idiot.

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The candy cane is a symbol for jesus? Ok she's a riproaring idiot.

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I thought it represented a J for Jew.

I was expecting a fat.

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Yet Christmas, which is celebrated in some manner in numerous areas of the globe is banned.

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Even saying "numerous areas" is under-selling it.

Liberals, it seems, are always just trying to outdo what has happened before them so they get the attention they crave.

There’s a thing going around Facebook about parents bitching at other parents to stop telling their kids Santa brought them iPads for Christmas because they’re expensive, yada yada.

#1 iPads are probably the #1 thing on sale Black Friday.
#2 if you don’t prepare for the holiday season regardless of how much money you make you have no one to blame but yourself. Even when things were lean for my wife and I we still put money away during the year to have a little saved up for Christmas time. Hell I signed up for Acorns this year and put away over $1200 saving what amounts to pocket change.

I’m not shitting on anyone or intentionally being insensitive. And I know shite happens and it puts a real burden on families. But if you don’t take steps to prepare yourself, shame on you. And I’m willing to bet 99% of these people woke up Friday morning after Thanksgiving and went “Oh now what do I do?”

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So it appears Ramadan, Kwanzaa and Hanukkah are ok, just nothing Christmas. She should be shipped to Iran where she will never have to see Christmas stuff again.

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Please have a teacher put up Weihnachten decorations.

No surprise she has the crazy eyes.

Congrats on wrecking your career.

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Kinda weird considering exactly none of the things listed are specifically affiliated with Jesus.

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Yeah, where she jumped the shark was failing to understand the nuance between the "religious Christmas" and the "secular Christmas"

It's like, yeah, technically Santa Claus is based on St. Nicholas. But it's not like a lot people actually associate Santa Claus with Jesus' birth or even Christianity. He's just the fat guy in the red suit who brings kids presents.

This principal decided that ANYTHING associated with Christmas was inappropriate.

But what's even more confusing is that - reading the memo - it doesn't even seem like she banned Christmas on the grounds of religion. She just thinks it excludes people who don't celebrate Christmas.

It's like WTF? I don't cheer for the Florida Gators, but I wouldn't raise a bitch-fit if I lived in Florida and my kid's teacher had UF shite all over her classroom.