nebula Posted October 21, 2011 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.75 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.94 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Schools Declare War on Halloween Oct 21, 2011 Public schools across the country are cancelling Halloween celebrations over issues ranging from candy corn to concerns that Americans are forcing their holiday traditions on new immigrants and many parents are angered by what they are calling political correctness. The principal at Buckman Elementary School in Portland, OR recently banned costumes at his school, calling instead for boys and girls to embrace a “spirit of equity.” “For many reasons, the celebration of Halloween at school can lead to student exclusion,” Principal Brian Anderson wrote in a letter to parents. “There are social, financial and cultural differences among our families that we must respect.” Anderson wrote that the “spirit of equity” has led most public schools in the city to “deemphasize the celebration of Halloween at school.” The outrage among parents was profound and prompted a story in the Portland Mercurcy. Rest here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebula Posted October 21, 2011 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.75 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.94 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Author Share Posted October 21, 2011 Costumes were also banned in Clear Lake Riviera, CA – until parents got fired up. Diana Davidson, the principal at Riviera Elementary School, reversed the ban after she said it had become a “more emotional issue” than she had anticipated, reported The Record Bee. She told the newspaper that the original intent of the ban was to include all children, noting that kids who don’t dress up get teased. Kids tease about names! You can't ban all what kids tease. You teach and discipline them to cease teasing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlelambseativy Posted October 21, 2011 Group: Royal Member Followers: 6 Topic Count: 230 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 4,941 Content Per Day: 0.95 Reputation: 2,003 Days Won: 14 Joined: 02/08/2010 Status: Offline Share Posted October 21, 2011 What ever the method to ban this from school the better off the 'kids' will be. It is satanic and the effects on the students of the vampire movies and the occult books are devastating - they do not need to spend a whole day engulfed with this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFP Posted October 22, 2011 Group: Senior Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 25 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 732 Content Per Day: 0.11 Reputation: 91 Days Won: 2 Joined: 08/31/2006 Status: Offline Birthday: 10/24/1969 Share Posted October 22, 2011 Good! Finally they are banning something satanic instead of Godly! I am not sad to see it go. What saddens me is that so many parents are complaining about the schools banning Halloween, but no one stood up when they banned the Lords prayer or any Christian ideas in Christmas concerts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajunluvie Posted October 22, 2011 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 2 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 221 Content Per Day: 0.05 Reputation: 6 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/06/2011 Status: Offline Share Posted October 22, 2011 Good! Finally they are banning something satanic instead of Godly! I am not sad to see it go. What saddens me is that so many parents are complaining about the schools banning Halloween, but no one stood up when they banned the Lords prayer or any Christian ideas in Christmas concerts. Agreed. I do not care for Halloween but I do think schools have become so politicially correct that they lose sight of what schools are really all about: EDUCATION. Get back to teaching children what is absolutely necessary. Sometimes I wonder if we have allowed so much into the schools with celebrating every thing in the first place. Shouldn't it be done in the home/community/neighborhood? All of this political correctness is gone amok. We can't please everyone at all times and we shouldn't apologize for it either. They have to understand it doesn't always go THEIR way. I could understand if schools have a celebration for the 4th of July holiday because I believe that would be a good way to have kids connect the holiday and how it is relevant to American History. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest agua Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 Could they also ban it over here please. : ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladypeartree Posted October 22, 2011 Group: Royal Member Followers: 37 Topic Count: 542 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 33,043 Content Per Day: 5.05 Reputation: 23,856 Days Won: 237 Joined: 06/21/2006 Status: Online Birthday: 02/23/1953 Share Posted October 22, 2011 It has been banned for many years here in Wales ..where we still celebrate CHRISTIAN Holy days and use The Lords prayer daily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlelambseativy Posted October 22, 2011 Group: Royal Member Followers: 6 Topic Count: 230 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 4,941 Content Per Day: 0.95 Reputation: 2,003 Days Won: 14 Joined: 02/08/2010 Status: Offline Share Posted October 22, 2011 It has been banned for many years here in Wales ..where we still celebrate CHRISTIAN Holy days and use The Lords prayer daily. How truly wonderful. That is no longer the case in Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sue244 Posted October 24, 2011 Group: Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 0 Topics Per Day: 0 Content Count: 34 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/11/2011 Status: Offline Share Posted October 24, 2011 That is shocking to me that a school is banning something thats not Judeo-Christian for once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIONFURY Posted October 24, 2011 Group: Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 5 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 27 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 3 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/17/2011 Status: Offline Share Posted October 24, 2011 I have no problem when kids dress up as movie characters and go get candy on halloween. It's when they wear zombie and vampire etc. costumes that I am against it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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