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| No | 84% | 411 votes | Total: 489 votes | |
| Yes | 16% | 78 votes |
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by Sita
Anytime anything is the least bit controversial, someone comes up with the idea to ban it. Instead of banning Halloween parties in schools, why don't schools do what they are su...read more
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Banning Halloween parties, what is this world coming to? Young children usually up to the age of eight love wearing their costumes, having a party, and walking around the schoo...read more
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by Kate Johnson
Public school students are children, not politicians. Children are playful, energetic individuals who still, and always will, need to be given time and activities that allow th...read more
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Political correctness continues to sink to all time lows. Instead of banning certain holidays and functions, why don't we just incorporate more diverse celebrations into the mix...read more
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Should public school ban Halloween parties? Absolutely not. Halloween is one of the last of the great remaining "kid" holidays - one of those sacred rituals of imagination and...read more
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by Kim Sharpe
I think it would be a shame to ever ban Halloween from schools. It is a wonderful kid centered holiday nowadays. Children love to dress up and go either door to door and tri...read more
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by Trisha Arnez
Halloween parties shouldn't be banned. Children work hard in school, they do their best to comprehend what the teachers teach them. The Halloween Parties are a reward for thei...read more
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by T.C Leonard
In all due honesty, I am ashamed of my generation: the thirty and forty-somethings who seem to have a fascination with creating a police state. Almost every day, there is talk ...read more
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by Sadie Grey
What? Yes, let's ban Halloween Parties. Let's ban, music, art, sports, recess and while we're at it, they should be shackled to their desks from the time they get to school to t...read more
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A resounding "No." If banning Halloween would solve anything, than perhaps it would be a good idea, but banning traditions that have been around for at least 55 years (I say ...read more
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by Ivan-ac
No way. We need to be giving our children more fun things to do at school. More reasons to enjoy going. Not taking them away. Nobody likes all work and no play, least of all chi...read more
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What are some of your favorite memories of Autumn when you were attending public school? If you're like many people, you'll mention the class Halloween party near the top of th...read more
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This question absolutely shocks me. As a Christian I grew up abstaining from "Halloween" celebrations in favor of harvest parties or the like in church basements and pumpkin pat...read more
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Should public schools ban imagination and fun from learning? No, therefore, they should not banish Halloween Parties. What huge improvement would be made by banishing a fun f...read more
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As a parent with children in elementary school, I answer this question with a very emphatic "no." Firstly, more and more districts don't refer to them as "Halloween parties" an...read more
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Absolutely not! My family is Christian. We believe in God, Jesus and the Holy Ghost. We know that there are other beliefs out there and in order to live in the land of the fr...read more
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Should public schools ban Halloween parties? Then we can have Fall Festivals, Winter Festivals, Spring and Summer Festivals, then someone can be politically correct and say "wo...read more
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by Schneider
This and many other questions about school boggle my mind. I'm a teacher and I can assure you that having Halloween parties at school does not damage the minds of our students....read more
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Think back... Sitting in class for a day, lights off, the smell of popcorn in the air. For that one day, you lax the curriculum, and have fun for a day. Your free to think of th...read more
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I do not believe that Halloween parties should be banned from public schools. I have three children who all attend public school and I have watched in dismay as, over the past t...read more
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by Carol Gioia
All across the nation public elementary schools are eliminating traditional Halloween parties stating they conflict with the religious beliefs of some students. Some schools ar...read more
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by Thomas Kling
Perhaps ban' is too harsh of a word and only serves to agitate those who have their own fond memories of the sights, sounds, smells, and tastes of Halloweens past. I remember a...read more
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I do believe that public schools should no longer host Halloween parties, contrary to the majority of most people writing about this issue. As a Mom to two teenage boys, I have...read more
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by Tammy Samuel
Yes Halloween should be banned, there are so many things being banned relating to children in schools that are positive but require coaching to implement change, like corporal p...read more
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Yes, I feel that schools should ban Halloween Parties because we are living inside of a world where(adults)and individuals are being used by the things that belongs to children ...read more
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Schools promote healthy eating habits but yet on Halloween they let it slide by getting our children excited about going out prancing around in costumes and filling their bags f...read more
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YES, AS LONG AS THERE IS ANOTHER ACTIVITY TO REPLACE IT Our schools are a place of learning. Therefore, a party is a time out for children from their normal routines. A Fall ...read more
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Should Halloween be banned from our Public Schools? I think they should, modify it a bit. I don't want to see it gone no, But just like cleaning out your closet, Halloween ne...read more
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