Happened in NJ as well: http://www.nj.com/essex/index.ssf/2015/10/diversity_nixes_halloween_celebrations_at_nj_schoo.html
The local radio claimed it was not to offend Asians who don't celebrate it!!! On Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 11:05 AM, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > *Halloween Banned In This State To Avoid ‘Offending Muslims’* > > American News <http://americannews.com/author/American%20News/> Oct 27, > 2015 Halloween Banned In This State To Avoid ‘Offending Muslims’ > <http://americannews.com/halloween-banned-in-this-state-to-avoid-offending-muslims/>2015-10-27T04:03:05+00:00 > News <http://americannews.com/category/news/> > > Halloween in just around the corner, and children throughout the United > States are anxiously awaiting to go trick-or-treating and show off their > costumes. Unfortunately for students in Milford, Connecticut, that is no > longer an option for that. > > According to reports, the public school system in Milford, CN has just > decided to ban Halloween-related events from schools. Why? They don’t want > to offend children with different religious backgrounds. > > While the school cites only “numerous incidents of children being excluded > from activities due to religion, cultural beliefs, etc.”, we can draw one > pretty factual conclusion: this probably has something to do with Islam > banning Muslim children from dressing up with costumes. > > Not surprisingly, the decision has been met with outrage by many students > and parents. > > “I don’t think we’re excluding anybody,” Victoria Johannsen, one local > parent, told reporters. “I think they’re excluding themselves.” > > What do you think? Is this absolutely outrageous? Are you tired of seeing > American traditions being thrown out the window? > > > > > > > __._,_.___ > ------------------------------ > Posted by: "Beowulf" <[email protected]> > ------------------------------ > > > Visit Your Group > <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/grendelreport/info;_ylc=X3oDMTJmM2ZoMGQyBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwMTk0ODA2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTMyMzY2NwRzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2Z2hwBHN0aW1lAzE0NDU5NTYzOTg-> > > > [image: Yahoo! Groups] > <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo;_ylc=X3oDMTJlODAzM2Q1BF9TAzk3NDc2NTkwBGdycElkAzIwMTk0ODA2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTMyMzY2NwRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNnZnAEc3RpbWUDMTQ0NTk1NjM5OA--> > • Privacy <https://info.yahoo.com/privacy/us/yahoo/groups/details.html> • > Unsubscribe > <[email protected]?subject=Unsubscribe> • Terms > of Use <https://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/> > > __,_._,___ > > > -- > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "PoliticalForum" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- brine http://brineb.blogspot.com/ -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PoliticalForum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
