December 13, 2007 4:44 PM
Public schools and religious freedom: Can one person make a difference?
Apparently so - at least if you are a person who wants to get any references to Christianity out of public schools.
I am hearing from parent after parent and teacher after teacher that all it took was one parent complaining for a school principal to completely cave and put the kibosh on Christmas or Christmas music - even while allowing every other religious holiday (and Kwanzaa is not a religious holiday, btw, just something thrown into the mix to level the playing field) under the sun to be celebrated. We can have a picture of a Menorah but not of a Nativity.
Can one person make a difference? You bet they can. And they are doing their best.
That's why Christian parents need to know the law and to speak up. When you see this kind of injustice in your schools, educate the teachers and principals. Call your administration. Write columns in your newspaper. Blog. Email your friends.
It is illegal to promote/study/celebrate other cultures and religions while excluding Christianity.
I am seeing signs of push-back this year. Please know how important each effort is. Having lived for 30 years in California and covering public school issues in Massachusetts, I can tell you that if you don't start standing up for what we have here in Virginia, it will soon be taken from you.
See also:
Sacred music in public schools - yes, you can!
Christmas IS legal in public schools
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