In a December newsletter to the families of elementary school students, Spokane Public Schools’ list of “important dates” didn’t include Christmas.
Hanukkah, Human Rights Day, winter break, the Islamic holy day Eid al-Adha, first day of winter and Kwanzaa all made the list. But no Christmas.
“It was absolutely an error of omission,” district spokeswoman Terren Roloff said. “In our efforts to be inclusive, we missed the obvious.”
The omission drew complaints from some parents that Christians are being overlooked in favor of other cultures and beliefs.
Greater Spokane Association of Evangelicals Executive Director John Tusant said the error surprised him.
“The stores have been decorated for the last month. How do you overlook that?” Tusant asked.
…Christmas had been added to the “important dates” section of the online version of the school district’s newsletter by Thursday afternoon.
It’s time to do a remake of the 1984 classic “Do They Know it’s Christmas?”. Except instead of the developed world singing it on behalf of the third world, the 2007 version will have the third world reminding Americans that Christmas exists.
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