CHRISTMAS TREES AND SANTA THROWN OUT OF OREGON SCHOOL
We wouldn’t want a couple of families to be uncomfortable now, would we?
Principal Michelle Zundel of Bellview Elementary School in Ashland, Oregon, has banned Christmas trees and Santa Claus from her school. Principal Zundel removed a “holiday giving tree” from the school over Thanksgiving break and replaced it with two snowmen. She said earlier a few parents had complained about the tree, which displayed tags suggesting gifts to donate for needy children, but now this swap has upset dozens of parents who say the tree was celebrating the Christmas season and helping those in need.
Principal Zundel said: “The Christmas tree, while a secular symbol according to the Supreme Court, does symbolize Christmas, and if you are entering a public school and your family does not celebrate Christmas, then it feels like a religious symbol.” Zundel continued, “A snowman is created by children at play in the snow, and so it doesn’t have a particular religious bent.” Zundel plans to discuss guidelines later this week that permanently ban Christmas trees and Santa Claus.
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