YOUR TURN: Salemwood School Says 'No' To Student Valentines, Parties
Salemwood School does not celebrate Valentine's Day or other holidays, citing concerns about diversity. What do you think about the controversial policy?
Salemwood School's policy of not celebrating holidays or birthdays during school hours isn't new, but has some residents fuming this Valentines Day. According to a letter sent to parents from Principal Carol Keenan last week, the school "(does) not celebrate holidays and/or birthdays during school hours," citing the "more than sixty-seven different cultures and languages" represented there. "We welcome and celebrate our diversity, however to insure equity of all beliefs we are unable to acknowledge specific holidays," she wrote. Critics respond That didn't sit well with at least one parent, who wrote an anonymous letter to administrators and members of the media this week. "I have a son that attends the Salemwood School," he wrote. "I …
Sara
10:25 pm on Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Valentine's Day isn't just an American tradition. February 14 is celebrated as St Valentine's Day in various Christian denominations; it has, for example, the rank of 'commemoration' in the calendar of saints in the Anglican Communion. In addition, the feast day of Saint Valentine is also given in the calendar of saints of the Lutheran Church. However, in the 1969 revision of the Roman Catholic … more ›