School principal forbids Christmas decorations
The Daily Article
The Denison Forum
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🗓️ 13 December 2018
⏱️ 5 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | School Principal forbids Christmas decorations. This is Jim Denison's Daily article for Thursday, December 13, 2018. |
| 0:08.0 | An elementary school principal sent out a memo recently with guidelines as to what would be considered appropriate for classroom decorations and assignments during the holiday season. |
| 0:17.0 | Teachers were reportedly told that sledding in scarves, the frozen character Olaf, and other generic winter-themed items were acceptable. |
| 0:23.6 | Candy canes, however, were not. |
| 0:26.6 | According to the principal, they formed the letter J, standing for Jesus. |
| 0:30.6 | Christmas trees, reindeer, anything red or green, Christmas carols and music, and Santa's were also on the forbidden list. |
| 0:36.6 | The school district quickly responded stating that the memo, quote, did not reflect district Christmas carols and music, and Santas were also on the forbidden list. |
| 0:42.8 | The school district quickly responded, stating that the memo, quote, did not reflect district policy, end quote. |
| 0:46.1 | The district then placed the principal on administrative leave. |
| 0:52.4 | You might expect a story like this in a part of the country known for irreligiosity, but this happened in Elkhorn, Nebraska. |
| 0:58.5 | My wife and I were invited by some dear friends to see a Christmas story, The Musical, Last Night in Dallas. |
| 1:01.7 | The show is a stage production of the classic television movie. |
| 1:05.2 | Set in the 1940s in Indiana, tells the story of Ralphie Parker, |
| 1:10.4 | A Little Boy Who Wants, a Red Rider, Carbine Action, Range Model Air Rifle, for Christmas. |
| 1:14.3 | The comedy has been ranked America's favorite holiday movie of all time. |
| 1:17.1 | Our family watched the film every year on Christmas Eve. |
| 1:19.4 | Last night's musical was just as enjoyable. |
| 1:20.8 | Here's the problem. |
| 1:24.5 | For millions of Americans, a Christmas story has become the Christmas story. |
| 1:27.0 | There's nothing in a Christmas story about Jesus. |
| 1:28.4 | This is not a criticism. |
| 1:32.4 | The story is intended to be a humorous tale about the challenges and joys of families during the holidays. But the increasing secularization of our culture is turning holy days into holidays and Jesus |
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