A ban on singing “Happy Birthday” lasted all of four days at Chesterfield Elementary School in Missouri after angry parents bombarded the school with complaints.Update: They Lied Us Into The War On Happy Birthday
“Singing is not permitted due to the sensitivity of all student beliefs,” wrote Principal Jodi Davidson in a letter to parents dated August 13.
On August 23 Davidson sent another letter reversing the policy noting that students “are permitted and encouraged to sing the happy birthday song in the classroom.”
However, students will not be permitted to sing the traditional song in the cafeteria and all birthday treats must be individually inspected by the school nurse.
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One article I read on the subject stated that the principal is married to a Jehovah's Witness...and Witnesses don't celebrate birthdays, Christmas, or other holidays. The implication was that she was allowing her (or her husband's) religious beliefs to influence her decision.
ReplyDeleteThese are the people who are teaching our kids? It is simply hard to believe that a grown adult could rationally come to this sort of position, and decide to enforce it on schoolkids.
ReplyDeleteMaybe vegans could object to meat being served in the school cafeteria, too, for fear of upsetting students who were not participating?
ReplyDeleteHmmm.
ReplyDeleteI am religiously opposed to people breathing air...
From the article linked to:
ReplyDelete"While cupcakes and other pre-packaged treats are allowed, the school also encourages non-food related items to be distributed for birthday celebrations.
Among the “non-food” related items suggested by the principal are pencils, erasers, book marks, and book donations to the class library."
Can you imagine the delight and excitement of a young child who opens a birthday gift and finds an eraser? What a thougtful gift. If I were her husband, I'd give her a slightly used Sham-wow rag on our anniversary.
Even Hitler Youth could sing the German version of that song. What a complete idiot.
ReplyDeleteHow about a slightly used smack upside the head?
Is it any wonder that home schooling has become so wildly popular?
>>“Singing is not permitted due to the
ReplyDelete>> sensitivity of all student beliefs,” wrote
>> Principal Jodi Davidson
I can see how being forced to wish someone happiness can traumatize children. But what about songs which all students can believe in?
Mine eyes hace seen the glory of the burning of the school!
We have tortured every teacher, we have broken every rule!
We have crucified the principal as a dirty rotten rat!
Our Truth goes marching on!
And that principal is probably being paid as much as $200,000 a year with wall to wall benefits and cushy early retirement.
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