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Originally Posted by Ohio
You must not be from the US. Schools, businesses, and public places are not even allowed to say Chritmas anymore, or have any public celebration.
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Maybe I can clarify this. I do not put up any decorations neither do I refer to Christmas myself.
However, this week I am having two parties for a total of over 60 students. These are not Christmas parties, just parties. That is just for my classes. Our school took a collection (secretly) for the 4 students who recently became homeless, each one will be "winning" $200. We have a special pot luck for about 70 students, which include all of our students in shelters and who are homeless, but not exclusively so they do not appear singled out.
You have to understand the holiday season can be the most distressing for some. There are students who won't eat regular meals for a week because of the holiday, and listening to what other families are doing can be very painful. So we downplay that.