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Halloween Cancelled

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HALLOWEEN CANCELLED

Halloween has been officially cancelled at the Mitchell Elementary School in Needham, MA.  Every year children at the school enjoy Halloween themed classroom parties and a school parade.  However this is all about to change.  Due to an occasional student that chooses to not participate or finds Halloween offensive, acknowledging the fun-filled children’s holiday is now banned.

Principal Greg Bayse said the school is cancelling its traditional Halloween celebrations for the purpose of “reducing exclusion among students”.  According to the Principal, the staff claims, “ending the practice would promote inclusivity”.  He goes on to say that banning Halloween “…is a positive change that will benefit our students and our community.”

We have also heard reports of other schools that have decided to follow suit. Do you remember enjoying Halloween when you were in school?  Do your children enjoy Halloween?  Should Halloween be banned in school for everyone to accommodate an occasional child that opts to not participate or has the world gone insane?

 

School Food Allergy Policy Gone Crazy (part 2)

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Do you remember when you were a child and your mother would bring in cupcakes to celebrate your birthday? Do you remember bringing in food for a holiday party for the last day before winter break? Remember trading some of your lunch items you didn’t want with a friend? Do you remember trading Halloween candy with your classmates the day after Halloween? Well no more! This is according to the food allergy policy at the Newton Public Schools in Newton, MA and other schools throughout the country. They are using political correctness to ruin celebrations for the entire student population due to a few that may have an allergy.

Here is an excerpt from the Newton Public Schools policy:

“It is a citywide School Committee policy that the sharing of food during snack and/or lunch is not allowed . . . It is also the policy that no food is to be brought into the classroom which means no cupcakes for birthdays or candy at Halloween or Valentine’s Day.”

What happened to allowing kids to be kids? What happened to personal responsibility where if one is allergic to something, they simply say “No thank you” and don’t eat it?

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