“How the Toronto school board sterilized Halloween”
[Happy Black and Orange Day, Kiddies.]
“Forget about the War on Christmas. The mavens of political correctness have a new target in their crosshairs: Halloween.
“A case in point: the Toronto District School Board has several ‘concerns’ with respect to the imagery – and even the foodstuffs – associated with All Hallow’s Eve. In fact, some schools in Toronto and elsewhere now refer to Halloween as ‘Black and Orange Day,’ fearing the H-word itself will be as potentially offensive to certain groups as Christmas may be for some non-Christians. The TDSB’s Halloween policy is outlined in its 2008 Teaching Resource for Dealing with Controversial and Sensitive Issues in Toronto District School Board Classrooms. This document, dripping with spine-tingling bureaucratese, outlines six reasons why Halloween isn’t as fun as you might think.
“For instance…”