Parents Start Petition to Reinstate Halloween at District 69
After publishing a story about why Skokie-Morton Grove School District 69 decided to ban Halloween, some parents have banded together to reinstate the holiday.
A chord has been struck with some parents after Skokie-Morton Grove District 69 quietly banned any Halloween activities from its schools: Madison, Edison and Lincoln Junior High. Superintendent Quintin Shepherd said the decision was made based on religious and economic reasons. He also added that there was a 5 percent attendance drop on Halloween Day at all three schools. Now, however, that drop may grow, as some parents are banding together to pull their students from school on Oct. 31 and meet up at Laurel Park in Skokie to celebrate the holiday. There's even a petition circulating that currently has about 77 signatures to reinstate Halloween at District 69. Shepherd said he did not seek the communities input on the decision because …
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nowayt
9:35 pm on Tuesday, October 16, 2012
SO TOTALLY AGREE leave our holidays alone already. This is a fun, exciting time and mostly has no religious gender race or political ties to it. The inception may have been of pagan origin but the many spins on todays Halloween in the USA is all about f un so tell the 5% to get over it! join or don't join in but let the rest of us enjoy our day... more ›