Posted on 12/18/2015 12:12:21 PM PST by Steelfish
CBS NEWS December 18, 2015 School Cancels Santa Field Trip After Mom Objects
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Parents of San Jose school kids confronted a school board Thursday night after a decision to cancel a field trip to see Santa Claus followed a complaint by a Jewish mother who objected to the school-sponsored outing, CBS San Francisco station KPIX-TV reports.
The visit to Santa, along with a "Dear Santa" assignment, was a decade-long tradition at Sartorette Elementary School, part of San Jose's Cambrian School District.
Last week, the Sartorette staff informed parents the school would suspend the outing to see Santa at a local coffee shop after a Jewish mother, who identified herself only as Talia, complained to the school board that the district was celebrating one religion over others.
"We need to teach about all the holidays," Talia told KPIX-TV. "We live in a global society."
Talia said that as a result of her complaint and the decision by the school board other parents began to bully her.
"I had some parents that called me a communist, that said that I didn't want any holidays in the school," she said.
Some parents are blaming Talia for ruining Christmas.
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You started it, biotch.
Suck it up!
Is it even bullying? Or is it remonstration?
Your call to deport Jews, and others, to North Korean death camps because of a lack of faith in Santa Claus has to be the worst post of the year. It is do egregious I must insist on a public apology.
Santa Claus is not real.
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I was thinking the same question.
It’s idiotic to let one parent ruin this for everyone (keep your kid home next time, lady). But, I have to ask - what is the educational purpose of a field trip to go see some mall Santa?
What goes around, comes around.
She bullied first but the ignoramus wouldn't have a clue.
Sounds to me like this woman is just selfish.
She deserves it. She asked for it.
This witless mother now needs to experience the joys of shunning. No one should have anything to do with her, or her business.
A few Jews giving the rest of us a bad name...
Those are Mexican place names.
Pray tell me, where is the call “to deport”?
Years ago I read of a Jewish version of the holiday giftgiver named “Bubbie and Zadie” (Grandma & Grandpa) who visit children’s homes on the first night of Chanukah.
I guess Talia wouldn’t be interested in that, either.
Probably not. So “ethnocentric” and not “inclusive” at all. Barf.
Your post #1 on this thread of public hypocrisy worshiping Santa Claus.
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