{"id":876415,"date":"2021-10-13T18:29:30","date_gmt":"2021-10-13T22:29:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=876415"},"modified":"2021-10-13T18:29:32","modified_gmt":"2021-10-13T22:29:32","slug":"seattle-school-cancels-pumpkin-parade-for-marginalizing-people-of-color","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/seattle-school-cancels-pumpkin-parade-for-marginalizing-people-of-color\/","title":{"rendered":"Seattle School Cancels \u2018Pumpkin Parade\u2019 For Marginalizing \u2018People Of Color\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fseattle-school-cancels-pumpkin-parade-for-marginalizing-people-of-color%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=876415&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Halloween themed parade at a school in Seattle has been canceled with school administrators arguing that it \u201cmarginalizes people of color.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Following five years of deliberation about the future of the school\u2019s annual pumpkin parade, Benjamin Franklin Elementary School has decided to nix the holiday tradition this year on the advice of the school\u2019s Racial Equity Team.<\/p>\n<p>The Pumpkin Parade had traditionally featured a procession of elementary students dressed in Halloween costumes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHistorically, the Pumpkin Parade marginalizes students of color who do not celebrate the holiday,\u201d a spokesperson <a href=\"https:\/\/mynorthwest.com\/3183712\/rantz-seattle-elementary-school-cancels-halloween-equity-concerns\/\">told<\/a> Jason Rantz, a Seattle-based conservative radio host. \u201cSpecifically, these students have requested to be isolated on campus while the event took place.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn alliance with SPS\u2019s unwavering commitment to students of color, specifically African American males, the staff is committed to supplanting the Pumpkin Parade with more inclusive and educational opportunities during the school day,\u201d the spokesperson added.<\/p>\n<p>In place of the Pumpkin Parade, students at the school <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/seattle-school-cancels-halloween-parade-marginalizes-students-color\">may<\/a> participate in \u201cautumnal work\u201d and \u201cthematic units of study about the fall.\u201d They also might look at \u201csharing all the cozy feelings of the season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a newsletter to the parents obtained by Rantz, the school explained the reasoning behind its decision to cancel the Pumpkin Parade.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHalloween events create a situation where some students must be excluded for their beliefs, financial status, or life experience. Costume parties often become an uncomfortable event for many children, and they distract students and staff from learning,\u201d the letter <a href=\"https:\/\/mynorthwest.com\/3183712\/rantz-seattle-elementary-school-cancels-halloween-equity-concerns\/\">read<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It continued, \u201cLarge events create changes in schedules with loud noise levels and crowds. Some students experience over stimulation, while others must deal with complex feelings of exclusion. It\u2019s uncomfortable and upsetting for kids.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Not every parent is happy with the parade\u2019s cancelation. One, David Malkin, called it an&nbsp;\u201cexercise in affluent white vanity that is wokeism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t see any way in which this actually addresses any inequities to the extent that there are any inequities,\u201d Malkin <a href=\"https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/the-jason-rantz-show\/david-malkin\">told Rantz<\/a>. \u201cYou know, this just seems like grandstanding on behalf of the principal and the staff who are predominantly white.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hate to see these kinds of things slowly be whittled away and destroyed or being done away with because someone has some, you know, theory in their head that somehow this is exclusionary when, again, it\u2019s quite the opposite,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Yet the school\u2019s principal has stood by the decision.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHalloween is a very complex issue for schools. Yes, I agree this event marginalized our students of color.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Halloween themed parade at a school in Seattle has been canceled with school administrators arguing that it \u201cmarginalizes people of color.\u201dFollowing five years of deliberation about the future of the school\u2019s annual pumpkin parade, Benjamin Franklin Elementary School has decided to nix the holiday tradition this year on the advice of the school\u2019s Racial Equity Team.The Pumpkin Parade had traditionally featured a procession of elementary students dressed in Halloween costumes.\u201cHistorically, the Pumpkin Parade marginalizes students of color who do not celebrate the holiday,\u201d a spokesperson told Jason Rantz, a Seattle-based conservative radio host. \u201cSpecifically, these students have requested to be isolated on campus while the event took place.\u201d\u201cIn alliance with SPS\u2019s unwavering commitment to students of color, specifically African American males, the staff is committed to supplanting the Pumpkin Parade with more inclusive and educational opportunities during the school day,\u201d the spokesperson added.In place of the Pumpkin Parade, students at the school may participate in \u201cautumnal work\u201d and \u201cthematic units of study about the fall.\u201d They also might look at \u201csharing all the cozy feelings of the season.\u201dIn a newsletter to the parents obtained by Rantz, the school explained the reasoning behind its decision to cancel the Pumpkin Parade.\u201cHalloween events create a situation where some students must be excluded for their beliefs, financial status, or life experience. Costume parties often become an uncomfortable event for many children, and they distract students and staff from learning,\u201d the letter read.It continued, \u201cLarge events create changes in schedules with loud noise levels and crowds. Some students experience over stimulation, while others must deal with complex feelings of exclusion. It\u2019s uncomfortable and upsetting for kids.\u201dNot every parent is happy with the parade\u2019s cancelation. One, David Malkin, called it an\u00a0\u201cexercise in affluent white vanity that is wokeism.\u201d\u201cI don\u2019t see any way in which this actually addresses any inequities to the extent that there are any inequities,\u201d Malkin told Rantz. \u201cYou know, this just seems like grandstanding on behalf of the principal and the staff who are predominantly white.\u201d\u201cI hate to see these kinds of things slowly be whittled away and destroyed or being done away with because someone has some, you know, theory in their head that somehow this is exclusionary when, again, it\u2019s quite the opposite,\u201d he added.Yet the school\u2019s principal has stood by the decision.\u201cHalloween is a very complex issue for schools. Yes, I agree this event marginalized our students of color. Several of our students historically opted for an alternate activity in the library while the pumpkin parade took place,\u201d Principal Stanley Jaskot told Fox.More and more, parents across the country have been voicing their concerns about the increasingly \u201cwoke\u201d direction of their children\u2019s schools. Many parents have spoken up about school mask mandates, Critical Race Theory in the classroom, school transgender policies, and even the presence of school resource officers to provide security.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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