One parent complains and the whole system is changed. Good for you Oak Lawn Schools.
Update - It is happening again.
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Hmmm... sticky situation here. I tend to lean toward agreeing with you on issues like this.
However, the article also states that the district is "cash-strapped" (and really give me a school district that isn't) and if the parent filed a lawsuit, that could end up costing the district millions of dollars that they don't have.
I think the article though implied that the parent only wanted Ramadan decorations put up and I don't see anything wrong with that. If you're going to celebrate a Christian holiday like Christmas, the least you can do is acknowledge non-Christian holidays as well. I would think it would have been easier (and certainly less newsworthy) had the principal just hung some Ramadan decorations.
That's the great thing about small, local governments- they can respond quickly and drastically to small numbers of complaints. I guess that's why you love local government so much.
I will take small local government decisions over big government decisions any day of the week. Does not mean I have to agree with everything the small government says. I thought I have mentioned this to you like a thousand times?
Oak Lawn rescinds, will celebrate all holidays now.
http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/587655,CST-NWS-oaklawn04.article
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