The Fort Worth school district says there is a time and a place for Christmas cheer — and it’s not during class time.
Fort Worth Independent School District officials said that the district cannot endorse or sponsor any religious activity or doctrine.
According to district spokesperson Clint Bond the reasons are twofold: Classroom time should be reserved for learning and the district doesn’t want to alienate non-Christian students.
“We have students and parents who don’t see Santa Claus as the icon for this time of year, so we have to be concerned about what their feelings are,” Bond said. Also, “we have precious little time with our children to begin with and to get across a tremendous amount of educational information — that’s our primary job.”
What that means is that students will not be allowed to exchange gifts or distribute personal holiday messages during class this year. But the district isn’t stopping the spread of Christmas cheer outside of
