Suburban Chicago school renames Halloween "Fall Festival," Christmas "Winter Festival"

In Oak Lawn, Illinois, a southwest suburb of Chicago located near the notorious Bridgeview Mosque, politically correct school administrators are caving in to the demands of a Muslim parent.

From CBS 2 Chicago:

For now, children in Ridgeland School District 122 will celebrate fall festival instead of Halloween and winter festival instead of Christmas.

Brenda Elvidge said, "It's not fair to our kids. This is America and that's an American tradition."

The decision affects the children at four elementary schools in Oak Lawn and one junior high school in Bridgeview.

The district has a 30 percent Arabic population. The superintendent says the reason for the change in tradition comes after one parent wanted Ramadan decorations put up inside Columbus Manor Elementary. They were taken down.

Superintendent Tom Smyth said, "I go back to our policy which says that public schools are to remain neutral in this respect."

Meantime, Arab children are being allowed to pray during what's being called their own time, that's lunch time, during Ramadan.

Parent June Quigley said, "They get to pray in our schools. That is religion in a public school."

Mark my words: Valentine's Day is next.

Oh, have a Happy Fall Festival.

UPDATE October 3: The CBS 2 Chicago article has been radically rewritten, Winston Smith 1984 style, in order, I guess, not to offend anyone.

Related post:

Bridgeview Mosque expansion

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