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School Bans Poinsettias, Santa?

Controversy is embroiling a California town over allegations that elementary school teachers have been told they cannot display poinsettias or Santa Claus in their classroom over fears that it might offend people.

“District office would like to remind everyone when displaying holiday decorations in and around school to be mindful no association to any religious affiliation i.e. Santa, poinsettias, Christmas trees, etc,” read a document obtained by News 10 in Sacramento that was reportedly sent to teachers at Claudia Landeen Elementary School in Stockton, CA.

Tom Uslan, the superintendent of the Lincoln Unified School District, told News 10 “there is a myriad of religious affiliations (in the community) … we don’t want a pervasive theme of a class to be representing one religious affiliation.”

"I wish 'those' sons-a-beaches would go back to where the he!! they came from!!"

ref:
http://radio.foxnews.com/toddstarnes/to ... santa.html

What religion is Santa?

The parents just need to take action and speak up as this group did! Some of these "do-gooders" take the matters in their own hands only to get them smacked! Good for this group

Christmas carols help us get in the mood to celebrate the holidays. But would they have the same meaning if we changed a few words? Parents of students at an elementary school in Michigan say, "No." A music teacher at Cherry Knoll Elementary School in Traverse City decided to change the word "gay" to "bright" in "Deck the Halls" for the children's Christmas concert. Her reasoning for the switch? First- and second-graders would not stop giggling when they sang the word "gay." Several parents were so upset about the change they went to the school's Facebook page to express their opinions. One parent said, "By taking the word 'gay' out of 'Deck the Halls,' you are making it a big deal. One word can have different meanings." Another parent voiced, "Can one word in a 150-year-old classic Christmas carol really offend someone?" The negative comments have since been deleted from the school's Facebook page, and wall posts have been disabled. Cherry Knoll Principal Chris Parker is on the parents' side, saying, "This would have been a great opportunity to teach that 'gay' has more than one meaning and is not a bad word." In response to the controversy over the word change, the original lyrics have now been restored.

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-no ... 02191.html

Spare Change wrote:What religion is Santa?

LOL, I thought the same thing!

What about all of the homes in America that have "Burning Bushes" planted around their house? All year long?

I just think we've gone too far trying to please or "not offend" anyone. Hell, if this is a "multi-cultural", "multi-religion" country, how can anyone be offended? America has too many pussies in it... btw, say that with a french accent

You said bushes and pu$$y in the same post!!!!

E_HILLMAN wrote:You said bushes and pu$$y in the same post!!!!

And you get a gold star today!! ( you didn't say it with a french accent did you? lol)
I'm so glad you let me play here!

E_HILLMAN wrote:You said bushes and pu$$y in the same post!!!!

katie wrote:

E_HILLMAN wrote:You said bushes and pu$$y in the same post!!!!

And you get a gold star today!! ( you didn't say it with a french accent did you? lol)
I'm so glad you let me play here!

I did and added dollar signs to make sure it got proper recognition since it always seems to cost no matter the circumstance...

E_HILLMAN wrote:

katie wrote:

E_HILLMAN wrote:You said bushes and pu$$y in the same post!!!!

And you get a gold star today!! ( you didn't say it with a french accent did you? lol)
I'm so glad you let me play here!

I did and added dollar signs to make sure it got proper recognition since it always seems to cost no matter the circumstance...

Chit - coke on my keyboard, LOL! Yes, just follow the $$$$ signs and you'll always be headed in the right direction. Sorry I forgot those myself I think it's called "heat of the moment" posting.