A recent article explained that there is actually somewhere in this country where the people have gone completely insane and decided to cancel Valentine’s Day for the kids. The town is Golden, Colorado, and it left 100 preschoolers and kindergarteners very upset. The reason for this apparent cancellation was due to a “cultural conflict” with other students that attended the school. To me, this is just ridiculous. How can giving a valentine to somebody be offensive? The last time I checked we were all living in America, and this country has accepted many cultures, so why other cultures accept America? To add to the insanity, the school proposed an alternative by celebrating Literacy Day, which is a Canadian holiday where kids share something with someone they love. Despite the installment of this rule, parents still snack their kids’ valentines in with them. The school tried to enforce a separation by only allowing the older grades to bring valentines. This didn’t go over well, as it was in the hands of the teachers who voted against keeping the tradition. They are currently working on a solution with principal.
Link:
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/26889412/detail.html
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