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October 31, 2006

HAPPY HALLOWEEN ... ER, HAPPY FALL INTO FITNESS DAY

Today is an opportune moment to revisit a story that got lost in the hub-bub over biology cirriculum and campaign ads.  Certainly a tale that's all trick and no treat.

Posted on October 31, 2006 at 07:06 AM in Public Schools |

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ed hawks

Bill, we went through the same nonsense in Lowell 4 years ago at Cherry Creek Elementary. It really turned out to be a big deal at the time. We had some local TV coverage and somehow I ended up being the head troublemaker and had to go speak at a board meeting. Myself and the other troublemaker parents convinced the board to back off on the schools plan. They wanted to get rid of Halloween and replace it with "Fall Celebration", get rid of Christmas and replace it with "Winter Celebration" and the clincher some how Valentines Day was bad too so we had to have I can't even remember what that new stupid sterile name that was going to be. The parents in Rockford will hopefully get active and nip this thing in the bud before it even gets off the ground. You know when we finally got to the bottom of the situation in Lowell we discovered that none of the parents that had an issue with any particular holiday ever complained. They simply did not send their kid to school that day. Those who did keep their kids home were in an incredibly small percentage of the schools population. Like 4 percent. Anyway what was driving the whole thing was this do-gooder well intentioned mentality group called family links who took it upon themselves to convince the principal that this was a good thing for everyone. Too bad she listened to them because she really ticked off a much larger percent of the population then she had ever imagined.
Ed

Posted by: ed hawks | October 31, 2006 at 12:40 PM

The Executive Director

Hi, Ed.

Well, that does raise an interesting question: What is the politically correct apellation for St. Valentine's Day?

I commend you for standing up against this nonsense. Indeed, it's pernicious nonsense, because it perversely teaches kids intolerance of differences rather than tolerance.

Besides what a crabby way to suck all the fun out of school for kids.

Regards, Bill

Posted by: The Executive Director | October 31, 2006 at 01:36 PM

ed hawks

Gee I wish I could remember what it was about valentines day but for some reason they did not like the passing of cards. Probably some former child(now adult)was always the kid that never got a card and traumatized for life because of it. Forget that they were obese, a jerk or just born ugly. Hey who ever said life was fair. Now they had to ruin it for the rest of the population. To replace the Valentines Cards I swear what they dreamed up was "character cards". Humm, If we started handing out character cards there might someday big a former child(now adult) president who never got one and the trauma leftover from this experience turned him into a lying sex addict. No wait, it wasn't character it was "compassion cards" Yes that was it, I have compassion for you becuse you are are fat, ugly jerk. That certainly will help one's self esteem.

Posted by: ed hawks | November 01, 2006 at 01:07 PM

The Executive Director

Hey, Ed ...

Be nice to those fat ugly jerks! I've managed to be all three in my life, sometimes all at once. ;)

Regards, Bill

Posted by: The Executive Director | November 01, 2006 at 03:56 PM

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