Our local school has banned the Halloween party this year, to be "fair" to the kids that don't have costumes and to prevent kids wearing inappropriate costumes. They are holding a Fall party this week instead. Thoughts?
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Egico is now Egioz
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Most schools have banned Christmas programs, etc., so it stands to reason that the Halloween party would be next. As far as being fair to the kids who don't have costumes, anyone no matter what their financial resources can find or make a costume. We didn't have a lot of money growing up, and never had store-bought costumes, but we always had Halloween costumes, even if some of them were made out of old scraps of clothes, cardboard boxes and paper. The kids (and their parents) just need to be creative. Regarding the inappropriate costumes, the school could make a list of what they deemed "inappropriate" (such as carrying weapons, dressing as a violent character, etc). Anyone wearing something on that list would be asked to change out of their costume into their regular clothes.
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I love the idea of school parties and carnivals on Halloween. I don't like trick-or-treating. I think it is teaching our kids the wrong things. But I LOVED the costumes...the homemade ones. The kids who were inventive and found a way to turn a box of old stuff into a space suit or a parrot! The lack of funds can inspire some very creative people, and give the less creative ones a chance to exercise the creative muscles. So I do not like your schools idea of eliminating costumes to "be fair". Halloween ceased to be a religious holiday ages ago. It is just a fun night and chance to socialize and to be someone (or something) else for an evening. Oh, by the way, how are kids supposed to learn what is 'inappropriate if they are never exposed to it? The entire reasoning behind this decision seems to be a frightened knee-jerk reaction by a school board to a single complaint. They feel the need to be PC and the kids suffer for this.
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This is getting ridiculous. These parties used to to be the funniest part of school and gave us something to look forward too. It also gave us a chance to learn about other cultures and ways of thinking so we were able to deal with in the real world when we got older. We keep doing stuff like this and we're going to have not only a bunch or boring non-creative children, but clueless ones as well. That whole thing about being "fair" to the less afluent kids and the inaapropriate costumes is a cop out to not wanting to deal with the flack from eveangelicals about teaching children about another religion. Oh, heaven forbid, they have a clue there's other things out there and are tolerant. This all could have been handled with a dress code. By the way these fall and winter festavals they hold are even closer to how we Pagans used to do things during the daylight hours. And as a Pagan I was never offended by the idea of my kids being a part of a Christmas celebration because all of that used to be Pagan too. Get a grip, people, it's all for fun. You do remember fun don't you?
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Some people are uncomfortable with Halloween because of religious beliefs. I think that thinking of others is always a good thing..why exclude those little kids whose folks don't have extra money to buy costumes for them? I think having a Fall party is a great idea...everyone is welcome..no contingencies. Some parents use the celebration as a contest to see how much cuter their kids are dressed than others..spend a lot of money on it..get some kicks out of it..but it's not for the parents, it's just for kids to have a good time...all the kids..not just the ones who can afford it! :)
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I think that they are trying to be politically correct for all the kids to enjoy Halloween. Many parents do not allow their kids to dress up for Halloween because of their religious beliefs. At the same time, they are taking away from the whole reason for Halloween in the first place. if that's the case, not all people should participate. This topic is very touchy because what I'm saying might offend people. I'm sorry but it's true. If the families in your school are against a Halloween party, then they SHOULD have a Fall party. The reason for Halloween is not very nice or comforting, but I let my kids dress up because that's what kids do. A fall party is a good idea. Don't worry about it. You can still dress up on Halloween night, right?
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We always had a Halloween party and got to dress up for it and parade through the halls at school, and it was a highlight of the school year. My daughter got to do that too, for the first 5 years of school, and loved it too. And I loved seeing all the kiddos having fun in their costumes as a sponsoring parent. Then they switched from Christmas party to winter, and from Halloween party to Fall party. Come on, how boring. Being all politically correct has taken a lot of the fun out of being a kid! This never seemed to even be an issue when I was a kid in the 80's! I can't say the changes have been an improvement, that's for sure!
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