Spokane (WA) school newsletter omits Christmas from December dates

The Daily News Online ^ | 11/30/07

[beelzepug]

They left out Festivus.

[metmom]

"It was absolutely an error of omission," district spokeswoman Terren Roloff said. "In our efforts to be inclusive, we missed the obvious."

What a load.....

[metmom]

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This was not an oversight. Christmas is the first thing people think of when they think of Dec.

Fer cryin' out loud, the stores are starting to sell Christmas decorations after Labor Day now.

[P8riot]

If enough parents cause financial hardship for the district, they’ll listen.

Therein lies the problem. Even if a majority of the families pulled their students from the school they wouldn't suffer financial hardship because they are on the public dole.

[Coleus]

unfortunately, that’s being done all around the country.

[Coleus]

JUST AN OVERSIGHT, WE’RE SURE

“In a December newsletter to the families of elementary school students, Spokane (Wa.) Public Schools’ list of ‘important dates’ didn’t include Christmas. Hanukkah, Human Rights Day, winter break, the Islamic holy day Eid al-Adha, first day of winter and Kwanzaa all made the list. But no Christmas.”

- Wire service report, 12/1/07

[Coleus]

What holidays in December are important?

By Michelle Malkin  •  November 30, 2007

 

Hanukkah? Check.

Human Rights Day? Check.

Winter break? Check.

Eid al-Adha? Check.

Kwanzaa? Check.

Anything else big going on in December that the Spokane School District thinks should be noted in its parent/student newsletter?

Oh, yeah!

Hanukkah, Human Rights Day, winter break, the Islamic holy day Eid al-Adha, first day of winter and Kwanzaa all made the list, but Spokane Public Schools snubbed Christmas.

Yuletide was left off a list of “important dates” in a December newsletter sent to elementary school students’ families, drawing complaints from some parents that in an age of political correctness, Christians are being overlooked in favor of other cultures and beliefs.

As the response started coming in, the district’s community relations department began damage control, sending out e-mails to school staff accepting responsibility for the “Bulletin Board” newsletter blunder and calling it “an honest, unfortunate mistake.” Christmas had been added to the “important dates” section of the online version of the school district’s newsletter by Thursday afternoon. Posted in: Political Correctness

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[Old Professer]

Anybody notice how Dec. 7th is falling off the radar as well?