“As part of our school and district-wide commitment to equity, we are focused on building community and creating inclusive, welcoming environments for all,” said Cooney in a statement via e-mail. “While we recognize that Halloween is a fun tradition for many families, it is not a holiday that is celebrated by all members of our school community and for various reasons. There are also inequities in how we have traditionally observed the holiday as part of our school day. Our goal at Lincoln is to provide space and opportunities for all students to be part of the community — not to create an environment that may feel exclusive or unwelcoming to any child.”

Halloween canceled because "inclusiveness".



Let's ruin the day for children, and eliminate American traditions.

If another religion has a day where MILFs dress slutty and they give out free candy, I'm all for joining in on the celebration

One of the perks of living in Evanston is that the MILFS dress slutty every day, even when they're just going to pick up some eclairs from Bennison's.

Your bar for slutty attire is egregiously low.

#notmyevanston.

Your bar for slutty attire is egregiously low.

#notmyevanston.

Canceling fun shit probably isn't the best strategy to promote inclusion.

Jorr and I were talking about this the other day. If you can't even agree on what holidays then what common ground do we have as citizens?

They'll run an SEL hour and talk about healthy food choices.

It's Evanston. They do that anyway. You just can't sit though it dressed as Iron Man.

What if I believe I'm Iron man for a day. I should be free to express myself.

Halloween canceled because "inclusiveness".



Let's ruin the day for children, and eliminate American traditions.

Just find that one family that doesn’t celebrate Thanksgiving.

I'm surprised that didn't fall with Columbus day.

Who was complaining about this? It's one of the few holidays NOT tied to religion. WTF?

“While we recognize that Halloween is a fun tradition for many families, it is not a holiday that is celebrated by all members of our school community and for various reasons. There are also inequities in how we have traditionally observed the holiday as part of our school day. Our goal at Lincoln is to provide space and opportunities for all students to be part of the community — not to create an environment that may feel exclusive or unwelcoming to any child.”

Who was complaining about this? It's one of the few holidays NOT tied to religion. WTF?

If I were a parent at that school I would have my kid wear anything that he or she wants to wear that day and dare that ding bat principal to ban my kid from attending school that day. IF the kid wants to be a pilgrim, a fireman, a police officer, a soldier or sailor, an airline pilot etc. . Anything. As long as the outfit is safe and doesn't insult other kids, "F" that principal.

If I were a parent at that school I would have my kid wear anything that he or she wants to wear that day and dare that ding bat principal to ban my kid from attending school that day. IF the kid wants to be a pilgrim, a fireman, a police officer, a soldier or sailor, an airline pilot etc. . Anything. As long as the outfit is safe and doesn't insult other kids, "F" that principal.