Boys and girls at an Alabama elementary school will still get to hunt for eggs � but they can�t call them �Easter Eggs� have the principal banished the word for the sake of religious diversity.
�We had in the past a parent to question us about some of the things we do here at school,� said Heritage Elementary School principal Lydia Davenport. �So we�re just trying to make sure we respect and honor everybody�s differences.�
Television station WHNT reported that teachers were informed that no activities related to or centered around any religious holiday would be allowed � in the interest of religious diversity.
�Kids love the bunny and we just make sure we don�t say �the Easter Bunny� so that we don�t infringe on the rights of others because people relate the Easter bunny to religion,� she told the television station. � A bunny is a bunny and a rabbit is a rabbit.�
Teachers had planned to have an Easter egg-themed quiz bowl where boys and girls would ring in with egg buzzers and search for answers hidden in Easter eggs.
�I don�t get upset about too many things, but this upsets me,� one parent wrote to the television station. �Even non-believers enjoy a good egg hunt. Kids need to enjoy being kids.�
Davenport reconsidered the ban after meeting with district leaders � but she still won�t allow teachers to use the word �Easter.�
�We compromised by allowing teachers to use other different kinds of shapes besides eggs in the classroom,� she told the television station.
But the good news, according to Madison City School Board member Phil Schmidt is that students are going to be allowed to have eggs.
�The principal was trying to be extremely cautious about having anything religious in the school � probably more cautious than she needed to be.,� he told Fox News. �In this world of schools, it�s probably better to be cautious than reckless. But at the same time you�ve got to use good judgment about it.�
Schmidt said Madison is a very religious community and when it comes to beliefs � they are diverse and tolerant.
At the same time � he said it�s important to put things in perspective.
�Don�t over think it,� he said. �It�s the Easter Bunny. People have known there are multi-colored eggs that have been a symbol of Easter for a long, long, long, long time. I don�t think you want to over think it. I don�t think our parents want us to over think it.�
And besides, Schmidt pointed out � they even have an Easter Egg Roll at the White House.
�So having Easter eggs at a school doesn�t seem like it would be a huge stretch,� he said.
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�We had in the past a parent to question us about some of the things we do here at school,� said Heritage Elementary School principal Lydia Davenport. �So we�re just trying to make sure we respect and honor everybody�s differences.�
Television station WHNT reported that teachers were informed that no activities related to or centered around any religious holiday would be allowed � in the interest of religious diversity.
�Kids love the bunny and we just make sure we don�t say �the Easter Bunny� so that we don�t infringe on the rights of others because people relate the Easter bunny to religion,� she told the television station. � A bunny is a bunny and a rabbit is a rabbit.�
Teachers had planned to have an Easter egg-themed quiz bowl where boys and girls would ring in with egg buzzers and search for answers hidden in Easter eggs.
�I don�t get upset about too many things, but this upsets me,� one parent wrote to the television station. �Even non-believers enjoy a good egg hunt. Kids need to enjoy being kids.�
Davenport reconsidered the ban after meeting with district leaders � but she still won�t allow teachers to use the word �Easter.�
�We compromised by allowing teachers to use other different kinds of shapes besides eggs in the classroom,� she told the television station.
But the good news, according to Madison City School Board member Phil Schmidt is that students are going to be allowed to have eggs.
�The principal was trying to be extremely cautious about having anything religious in the school � probably more cautious than she needed to be.,� he told Fox News. �In this world of schools, it�s probably better to be cautious than reckless. But at the same time you�ve got to use good judgment about it.�
Schmidt said Madison is a very religious community and when it comes to beliefs � they are diverse and tolerant.
At the same time � he said it�s important to put things in perspective.
�Don�t over think it,� he said. �It�s the Easter Bunny. People have known there are multi-colored eggs that have been a symbol of Easter for a long, long, long, long time. I don�t think you want to over think it. I don�t think our parents want us to over think it.�
And besides, Schmidt pointed out � they even have an Easter Egg Roll at the White House.
�So having Easter eggs at a school doesn�t seem like it would be a huge stretch,� he said.
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