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  • Seattle school cancels Halloween over ‘equity,’ says Black kids don’t celebrate

    10/13/2021 6:07:31 AM PDT · by MAGA2017 · 52 replies
    MyNorthWest.com ^ | 10/13/21 | Jason Rantz
    A Seattle elementary school canceled Halloween activities over concerns about student equity and inclusion. Specifically, Seattle Public Schools says Black males do not celebrate and, more generally, students of color feel marginalized by the holiday. One parent, however, thinks this is an “exercise in affluent white vanity that is wokeism.” Benjamin Franklin Day Elementary typically hosts Halloween festivities each year. They include a “Pumpkin Parade” where students wear costumes if they choose. But the school administration changed its focus to “foundational beliefs around equity for our students and families,” and, consequently, they’re canceling Halloween. This year the only thing spooky...