Halloween events have been canceled at a Massachusetts school district this year over “equity and inclusion” concerns.
School officials from Northboro Public Schools sent a letter to parents this week noting that students aren’t allowed to wear costumes to school for Halloween and the traditional parade through the hallways would be discontinued.
School leaders said the changes were made in order to align with the district’s “core values of equity and inclusion.”
Rather than costumes and a parade, the district told parents in the letter that students would participate in a “fall-themed spirit day.”
From The Blaze:
During a Wednesday school committee meeting, one parent remarked, "Frankly, I don't understand it. I don't understand why it is being taken away from my son," WBZ said. Another parent added, "We should've been given the ability to have a say on it, and I don't think that that was done, and I don't think it was fair," the station said.
