Religion has no place in the public school system.
That said, what do you do with the secular celebration of Christmas? Regardless of what Christmas is to Christians it has become a winter celebration where we exchange presents, typically under a tree...
Ramadan and Hanukkah are fundamentally religious in nature and therefore different in my mind.
On top of this, part of what I see school should be teaching is an understanding of other cultures. Teaching kids what other cultures do to celebrate is an interesting study...
Being politically correct can be messy can't it?
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