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In reply to the discussion: Texas teacher tells kindergartners Santa isn’t real - all hell breaks loose [View all]Squinch
(50,934 posts)17. It's a teacher interfering in a place that is none of her business. If the family wants to have
Santa, it's not her decision to say they can't do that.
Just as if the family doesn't want to have Christianity thrown at the child in school, it's not up to the teacher to decide to override them.
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Liberal_in_LA
Dec 2012
OP
wait til she tells the kids that jesus isnt real. then the merde will hit the ventilateur nt
msongs
Dec 2012
#1
But the teacher telling the kids that their parents weren't telling the truth to them
pnwmom
Dec 2012
#70
Agreed--I felt sick to my stomach when I came across evidence that my parents had lied to me.
snot
Dec 2012
#79
That may be true, but why add another brick to the baggage they're already carrying around?
raccoon
Dec 2012
#102
If that is what you have chosen for your children, I respect that and would never dream of
Squinch
Dec 2012
#112
Same here. I loved believing in Santa Claus and gradually I found out that he didn't exist.
smirkymonkey
Dec 2012
#115
Nah. Santa is fun, and it isn't the teacher's place to be disabusing kids of the notion of Santa.
Squinch
Dec 2012
#7
It's a teacher interfering in a place that is none of her business. If the family wants to have
Squinch
Dec 2012
#17
I'd say, "I believe you should ask your mother." Seriously. No way I'm answering that question
Squinch
Dec 2012
#25
If I were someone who thought the experience of Santa was essential to a happy childhood -
Squinch
Dec 2012
#54
I'm certainly glad I didn't encounter any of these oh-so-solemn-must-tell-the-truth
Nye Bevan
Dec 2012
#65
She wouldn't be lying if she told the kids that their parents will die sometime in the future.
Kaleva
Dec 2012
#58
an important part of the Santa myth is having the parents tell the child about it
0rganism
Dec 2012
#56
Yes, the older kids delight in keeping the secret and playing along for the younger ones.
Nye Bevan
Dec 2012
#59
As a child Mrs. Fuller was on the naughty list and her parents had to buy the Santa...
yawnmaster
Dec 2012
#62
Honestly a sign of poor judgement by the teacher there are bound to be more examples.
gordianot
Dec 2012
#106
I had to have seven years of intensive therapy after I found out Santa wasn't "real"
NiteOwll
Dec 2012
#107