Texas School District Bans Christmas Colors

Maranatha Christian Journal ^ | December 16, 2004

[RayChuang88]

(MCNS)--Attorneys filed a federal civil rights lawsuit today against the Plano Independent School District for a discriminatory policy that censors the Christmas religious expression of students and their parents.

“The policy is a perfect example of politically correct extremism,” said Alliance Defense Fund Senior Counsel Gary McCaleb.

“School officials have gone so far as to prohibit students from wearing red and green at their ‘winter break’ parties because they claim they are Christmas colors. Even the plates and napkins must be white. The district’s policy is ludicrous to even the most common observer.”

[petro45acp]

Room 101..........2+2=5

Makes one want to scream at the top of one's lungs

ARE THEY F-ING KIDDING?!?!?

Pray for a turn away from apostasy.

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[trebb]

I may wear it out, but it is not an attack on Christianity; it's an attack on Humanity and Christianity is merely the next step.

[conservlib]

The STUPID Christians in this country have for long allowed themselves to be brainwashed by the anti-Christians ACLU. If all red blooded Christians got as upset as you, and I and made their voice loud and clear. Then the stupid ACLU, and others like CAIR will think twice before come near a hornet nest of angry Christians. Hear we have a a very small minority Muslims in the Netherlands asserting themselves in defense of their beloved hate cult (Islam). And we, the majority are too stupid to even write a letter to the editor, or to our representative government telling them how angry we are.

One good start is to find who funds the ACLU, and boycott all these companies, such as Seagram beverage,...?

[Lazamataz]

LAZ! Haven't seen you in a long time!

It's great to be seen!

It's better to be obscene.

[Lazamataz]

'll see your molten iron and raise you a FREE Bible for each party involved.

I'll see your free Bible and raise you one (1) judgement by G-d.

[EdReform]

PING!

[Right in Wisconsin]

I hate to sound politically incorrect, but I think it is important to look at the sexual orientation of the board that is doing this ridiculous, petty but hurtful thing. In fact, lets look into the sexual orientation of the forces behind the Anti=Christian Legal Union. After reading that homosexuals were behind Target banning the Salvation Army, that 75% of the editors of the New York Slime are gay men, and we won't get into the blue states, it may not be something that we want to freely dismiss. They are instigating a civil war IMHO.

[axel f]

Isn't white also the symbol of purity for the Virgin Mary?

[Lazamataz]

Isn't white also the symbol of purity for the Virgin Mary?

This school is soooo screwed.

[LTCJ]

Even the plates and napkins must be white.

Ah HA! Dissin' Kwanza, is dey?

Somebody get me Jesse on the phone!

Sissy nutjobs.

[justt bloomin]

Here are the email addresses of the PISD school board:

President Mary Beth King mbking@pisd.edu
Vice President Duncan Webb dwebb@pisd.edu
Secretary Ralph Stow: rstow@pisd.edu
Board Member Dr. Allan Bird: abird@pisd.edu
Board Member John Muns: jmuns@pisd.edu
Board Member Lloyd "Skip" Jenkins: ljenkin@pisd.edu
Board Member Melody Timinsky: mtimins@pisd.edu

Superintendent's Office: Superintendent of Schools Dr. Doug Otto: dotto@pisd.edu
Executive Assistant Becky Taylor: btaylor@pisd.edu
Administrative Assistant Barbara Curtis: bcurtis@pisd.edu

More information (phone numbers, etc) can be found here and here.

Boy, this makes me PISD.

[EdReform]

“School officials have gone so far as to prohibit students from wearing red and green at their ‘winter break’ parties because they claim they are Christmas colors.

If I had enough money, I'd buy a "Merry Christmas Believe It Say It" pin for every kid in the school system.

It's okay to say Merry Christmas:

"Merry Christmas. Believe It. Say It. Wear it!"

[deport]

Plano ISD sued for censorship

Educators say they've already eased rules on handouts

11:10 AM CST on Thursday, December 16, 2004

By KIM BREEN / The Dallas Morning News

A religious-rights law firm delivered notice of an early and unwanted Christmas present to the Plano school district Wednesday – a federal lawsuit alleging a pattern of religious censorship and violation of students' free-speech rights.

Plano-based Liberty Legal Institute first threatened to sue the district over a Christian message attached to a candy cane pen at a school holiday party last year. Attorneys said they've spent the past year gathering examples of "violation after violation" of constitutional rights in elementary schools.

DMN file
Jonathan Morgan ... student and
family among suit's plaintiffs.
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[EdReform]

Ping

[TChris]

Holy flippin' cow... This anti-Christian paranoia is a marvel to behold. Will they be forced into a furnace next, or perhaps a den of lions?

[thackney]

"In Texas???" ping

[EdReform]

Ping

[dnandell]

Ahem....

Wasn't a politician recently arrested in your beloved country for simply saying something he believed? Your country (UK) is marching just as fast into thought control as is ours. At least we can still arm ourselves over here. They might still celebrate Christmas in the UK, but in 20 years the UK will be a Muslim country, so enjoy it whilst it lasts.

Oh, don't get me wrong, I'm a big fan of the U.S. - UK alliance, but don't you think monarchy is a little outdated? I just don't get the whole King/Queen crap.

Merry Christmas!!!

: )

[thackney]

BTTT

School Board
Plano ISD Administration Building
2700 W. 15th Street, Plano, TX 75075
Fax (469) 752-8068

Name Phone E-mail
Mary Beth King, President (469) 752-8278 mbking@pisd.edu
Duncan Webb, Vice-president (469) 752-8284 dwebb@pisd.edu
Ralph Stow, Secretary (469) 752-8279 rstow@pisd.edu
Dr. Allan Bird (469) 752-8280 abird@pisd.edu
John Muns (469) 752-8917 jmuns@pisd.edu
Lloyd "Skip" Jenkins (469) 752-8282 ljenkin@pisd.edu
Melody Timinsky (469) 752-8283 mtimins@pisd.edu

Administration
Plano ISD Administration Building
2700 W. 15th Street, Plano, TX 75075
(469) 752-8100

Department Main Phone Main Fax
Superintendent's Office (469) 752-8122 (469) 752-8122

[TChris]

Plano East High School's colors are Black and Gold. I'm sure they would object to gold colored napkins too, since it's one of the gifts given by the wise men from the East to the Christ child.