Some parents prefer that their children not celebrate Halloween, often for religious reasons. Is it appropriate to ask such parents to keep their children home on Halloween? Why or why not?

What will be an ideal response?


This question has no easy answer. On the one hand, asking students to stay home means that they may miss important academic activities. Furthermore, the Halloween holiday has origins in both early pagan traditions and in Christianity. In the United States, then, celebrating the holiday might be viewed as violating the Constitutional mandate for separation of church and state. On the other hand, most people view Halloween as a nonreligious holiday that is simply "fun," and Halloween parades and parties at school have become a tradition that many children look forward to.

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What will be an ideal response?

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