Common sense in Chicago Schools
Some may still find offense here, but I think that offerring accomondation while still maintaining the traditional holidays is exactly the type of comprimise we need.
School Keeps Christmas, Halloween; Adds Ramadan
Muslim Mother Asks That Ramadan Be Celebrated Along With Other Holidays In Oak Lawn Schools
Following a school board meeting where parent complained about what the saw as an assault on traditional American celebrations, an Oak Lawn school district has decided to keep observing Halloween and Christmas, but only on the condition that Muslim holiday Ramadan is celebrated as well.
The school district had asked principals to tone down all holiday celebrations after a Muslim mother requested that her children be separated from others during lunch for the Ramadan fast.
But after heated remarks from many parents at the meeting Tuesday, the school board changed its position.
"Everything is staying the same," school board member Dave Lis said. "Christmas is still Christmas, and Halloween is still Halloween."
Zahdan said the compromise was exactly what she was looking for.
I don't mind this at all, nor would I mind a recognition of Jewish, Hindu and other faiths holidays.
Multi culteralism is no inherently evil when it actually embraces all cultures.
On October 4, 2007 at 4:50 pm, Perri Nelson wrote:
I am truly astounded that a bureaucracy actually came up with a sensible solution to this problem. Now if only more bureaucracies would do the same… like the one that runs Sea-Tac airport.
On October 4, 2007 at 9:04 pm, LSU wrote:
yup
On October 6, 2007 at 9:27 am, Playin' Possum wrote:
I can go along with this, but I always have wondered what Halloween has to do with anything. It isn’t a religious holiday in any sense today.
One question about Ramadan, though… It’s a whole month. isn’t that a bit harder to accommodate than one or two days?