From Washington state:
The superintendent made the decision for three primary reasons, Hansen said. First, Halloween parties and parades waste valuable classroom time. Second, some families can’t afford costumes and the celebrations thus can create embarrassment for children.
Both of those reasons seemed sensible to the parents who spoke to ABC News affiliate KOMO-TV in Seattle. But the district’s third reason left some Puyallup parents shaking their heads.
The district said Halloween celebrations and children dressed in Halloween costumes might be offensive to real witches.
“Children dress up as ozer dinks dan only vitches. Ve demand zat de Vashinkton school be more sensitive to ozer offended parties in ze future. Vlah, vlah, vlah!”
Cordially,
D.
President,
Anti-Defamation League of Reconstituted Americans, Wolf-Americans, and the Differently Living
