NY Educrats Forbid Religious Meaning of Christmas

Newsmax.com ^ | 12-11-02 | Not given

[Theodore R.]

Educrats Tear Down Christmas

Every December there are stories galore of how anti-religious zealots censor the Christian and Jewish holy days. Here's a new low: The government schools in Yonkers, N.Y., have ripped children's artwork right off the walls.

Interim Superintendent Angelo Petrone ordered underlings last week to remove all decorations that go beyond a vague "Happy Holidays" or "Season's Greetings," the Associated Press reported today.

PTA member Marla Hurban said teachers scrapped lesson plans involving Christmas and Hanukkah decorations and took down bulletin boards loaded with children's artwork.

When word of the order began to spread, "anybody who heard it thought it was a joke at first," said Amanda Pendleton, who has a daughter in fifth grade. "Then they had to literally tear everything off the walls."

[Eric in the Ozarks]

This is truly sad.

[Concerned]

ERIC IN THE OZARKS WROTE: "This is truly sad."

It's not sad...It's OUTRAGEOUS!!!

The GOVT schools are WILLFULLY VIOLATING the childrens' RIGHT TO FREE SPEECH!!!!!

Where are the Civil Rights Lawyers to STOP the GROSS VIOLATIONS???

[Blood of Tyrants]

They could have simply refused to obey. Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God.

[Aggie Mama]

I guess so much of it depends upon the school. At my son's school yesterday, they had a very detailed lesson about Hannukah (probably only 5% Jewish at his school). Today they were supposed to bring their favorite Christmas or holiday book. I sent with him a wonderful book called "Santa's Favorite Story", which does a fabulous job teaching the true meaning of Christmas. The front of the school has a beautiful tree, all of the classes "adopt a family", and all next week, they have lots of Christmas-themed activities.

[Aggie Mama]

BTW, this is a public, not private school.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

The ACLU is busy with the "greater good."

[Celtjew Libertarian]

There was an even lower percentage of Jewish students where I went to school (There were 3 in my h.s. graduating class, which was on the high side. While in grade school, I usually taught my class about Chanukah. I even got interviewed about it for a local weekly when I was 8-years-old or so. Worked for me.

[gatex]

Interim Superintendent Angelo Petrone ordered underlings last week to remove all decorations that go beyond a vague "Happy Holidays" or "Season's Greetings,"

The Interim Super said decorations showing Lenin would be ok.

[PaxMacian]

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof ..."

This man and his organization are not above the law! Angelo Petrone? How far from the Truth?

[Cindy]

CHRISTmas blessings to you Theodore and to everyone here on FREEREPUBLIC.com