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In reply to the discussion: Schools Eliminating Halloween? [View all]RandySF
(59,092 posts)11. My kid goes to a religious school and they're having a party tomorrow
and Halloween parade next Friday. Some people and schools are too uptight.
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According to the article in the OP, it's not the religious who are doing it; it's about inclusivenes
Wella
Oct 2014
#2
Seriously, if you have a child prone to weight gain, Halloween can be a nightmare
Wella
Oct 2014
#16
Candy and sweets don't have to be the main focus of a Halloween celebration.
Crunchy Frog
Oct 2014
#27
If you're a kid with a weight issue, a food allergy, or ADD/ADHD and are on a special diet, there's
Wella
Oct 2014
#95
At my kids' school Halloween had nothing to do with candy. It was all about the costumes.
pnwmom
Oct 2014
#101
There's nothing religious about the way any school I've seen celebrates this dress-up party.
pnwmom
Oct 2014
#110
Because this isn't about inclusiveness. Everyone is invited to dress-up and go to the party.
pnwmom
Oct 2014
#142
Ya know, it's possible to celebrate halloween without stuffing kids full of candy... NT
Adrahil
Oct 2014
#44
sounds like those mothers are the issue if they are relying on schools for parenting
snooper2
Oct 2014
#87
They're not. They're trying to prevent the school from interefering with parenting
Wella
Oct 2014
#96
Why is it ridiculous? It is wrong to exclude children on the basis of race, sex, creed or ability
Wella
Oct 2014
#99
It doesn't matter what it was several hundred years ago. Now it's a big dress-up party.
pnwmom
Oct 2014
#111
It matters to some people, maybe not to you. Not everything is the way you perceive it.
Wella
Oct 2014
#112
So a kid in a wheelchair should be able to insist there be no sports at his school
Generic Other
Oct 2014
#102
Then why not send diabetic-safe sweets for your child to eat? The stores are full of them.
pnwmom
Oct 2014
#143
I can just imagine… witches, warlocks, vampires, ghosts…. and Noah. I bet none of the religious
KittyWampus
Oct 2014
#25
I was taught that the first Thanksgiving was about thanking God for having survived that year
merrily
Oct 2014
#30
Our son's elementary school cancelled Halloween festivities a few years back
MannyGoldstein
Oct 2014
#23
The five year old birthday parties around here are pretty liquored up affairs. n/t
Crunchy Frog
Oct 2014
#29
When I was a kid in Walpole we had my friends grandmother who owned a huge old house...
Marrah_G
Oct 2014
#84
As a first grade teacher surely you know that for small children especially playing is how they
liberal_at_heart
Oct 2014
#124
For many of us, Hallowe'en became or has been disassociated from All Hallows Evening, both as it is
merrily
Oct 2014
#34
Don't you know it is their right to be constantly surrounded by reminders of their religion?
Trekologer
Oct 2014
#47
Seriously? In what large city do the people celebrate a 'Harvest Festival'?
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
Oct 2014
#53
Back in the late 80s/early 90s when I was in elementary school we didn't celebrate Halloween
tammywammy
Oct 2014
#66
Our school just provides an alternative activity for those who don't celebrate Halloween.
cyberswede
Oct 2014
#70
They will have plenty of fattening foods at harvest fest .this is about religion, kids staying home
lunasun
Oct 2014
#80
The apartment house where I live is having a "Harvest" festival this coming Wednesday. There's
Louisiana1976
Oct 2014
#103