Halloween is off the table during school hours for students in New Jersey's South Orange-Maplewood School District due to concerns about fairness.
A display of Halloween pumpkins sits on the front porch of a home Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021, in Garretson, S.D. ** FILE **Halloween is off the table during school hours for students in New Jersey’s South Orange-Maplewood School District due to concerns about fairness.
In his letter, Mr. Taylor noted the questions the district asked itself about Halloween activities, including the possible creation of financial hardship for families, the violation of cultural and religious dignity for families and creating tension with the district’s “equity and access values.”
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