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    School Bans Santa, Christmas Trees, Candy Canes.. and the Colors Red and Green

    “I come from a place that Christmas and the like are not allowed in schools, as over the years in my educational career, this has evolved into the expectation for all educators,” Jennifer Sinclair, the principal of Manchester Elementary School, wrote in a letter to faculty.

    The banned items involve not only religious symbols but secular ones, too, including Santa.

    Liberty Counsel, a legal group that specializes in First Amendment issues, wrote the superintendent of Elkhorn Public Schools, urging him to overturn the policy.

    “The ban violates the U.S. Constitution by showing hostility toward Christianity,” the letter read. “The ban also violates Elkhorn Public Schools board policy; the academic freedom rights of teachers; and it violates the First Amendment right of students to receive information.”

    The banned items include:

    Santas or Christmas items (clipart) on worksheets.
    Christmas trees in classrooms.
    Elf on the Shelf.
    Christmas carols.
    Christmas music.
    Scholastic books that are Christmas related.
    Making a Christmas ornament as a gift.
    Candy canes.
    Red/green items.
    Reindeer.
    Christmas videos/movies and/or characters from Christmas movies.

    Candy canes were banned because “historically, the shape is a ‘J’ for Jesus.”

    https://www.christianheadlines.com/c...and-green.html






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    Further news:

    The Elkhorn School District told Fox News in a statement that "the memo does not reflect the policy of Elkhorn Public Schools regarding holiday symbols in the school."

    The district's policy states that "Christmas trees, Santa Claus and Easter eggs and bunnies are considered to be secular, seasonal symbols and may be displayed as teaching aids provided they do not disrupt the instructional program for students."

    Sinclair was placed on administrative leave as of Thursday morning.

    https://www.foxnews.com/us/nebraska-...ands-for-jesus

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    • #3
      reindeer?????????
      A happy family is but an earlier heaven.
      George Bernard Shaw

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      • #4
        Originally posted by Sparko View Post
        Candy canes were banned because “historically, the shape is a ‘J’ for Jesus.”
        Against such stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain.
        Jorge: Functional Complex Information is INFORMATION that is complex and functional.

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        • #5
          Originally posted by Catholicity View Post
          reindeer?????????
          Traffic lights!
          Jorge: Functional Complex Information is INFORMATION that is complex and functional.

          MM: First of all, the Bible is a fixed document.
          MM on covid-19: We're talking about an illness with a better than 99.9% rate of survival.

          seer: I believe that so called 'compassion' [for starving Palestinian kids] maybe a cover for anti Semitism, ...

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Roy View Post
            Traffic lights!
            What about 'em.
            The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Cow Poke View Post
              What about 'em.
              One of the colors makes you sad.
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              • #8
                Originally posted by One Bad Pig View Post
                One of the colors makes you sad.

                And he doesn't know what one of the other ones is.



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                • #9
                  Originally posted by mossrose View Post
                  And he doesn't know what one of the other ones is.

                  I usually do pretty good unless the sun is behind the traffic light - then I just watch to see what the other cars are doing.
                  The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

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