Father's Day cards were banned in Scottish schools
- added June 24, 2008
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- soleil10
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Thousands of primary pupils were prevented from making Father's day cards at school for fear of embarrasing classmates with single mothers and lesbians.
Telling those kids:" forget about your DAD on father's day "is very much in line with years of feminism, no fault divorces and same sex life style.
This must be comprehensive education !!!!
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Telling those kids:" forget about your DAD on father's day "is very much in line with years of feminism, no fault divorces and same sex life style.
This must be comprehensive education !!!!
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This seems like a sure sign that there is mass insanity rampant and totally out of control.
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That is just too ridiculous. I think you're right, jah, mass insanity is rampant; and very unfortunately no one's going to get any saner anytime soon.
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- ReddFeary83
- 2 months ago
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Mrs Woolnough, a member of the school's parent-teacher council, said: "This is something I know they do on a class-by-class basis at my son Felix's school. Some classes send Father's Day cards and some do not.
"The teachers are aware of the family circumstances of the children in each class and if a child hasn't got a father living at home, the teacher will avoid getting the children to make a card."
The making of Mother's Day cards and crafts, in the run-up to Mothering Sunday, remains generally permitted.
But the Father's Day edict follows a series of other politically correct measures introduced in primary schools, including the removal of Christian references from festive greetings cards.
This is more about single heterosexual mothers than the lesbians mentioned in the article. There are many more dead beat dads than their are offended lesbians. -
What about single fathers?
That's so sexist!-
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- PoisonTheMonkey
- 2 months ago
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I feel bad for that kid with the single father or the thier two homosexual fathers that now has to take a back seat to the kids in the class with the dead beat dads...
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I think this is a same. I am sure that an alternative solution for the child with a "non-traditional" family could be created. When I say "non-traditional", i am referring to family units that dont include a mom and dad but an equally effective support system. Maybe create a card for a granddad or special uncle. Or create a "have a great day" card and let the child pick the recipient.
I wish we spent as much time thinking about new solutions as we do about worry about how things are or have been. -
What about being normal, celebrate Fathers day and let those who are divorced, living out of wedlock and alternative lifestyles deal with their situation and find a solution.
Since when do we have to sacrifice the stable majority and foundation of society to cater to everyone else. -
Fathers day needn't be canceled in school because some children's family situations don't match up with what society calls "normal".
Things shouldn't be set "per class", but per student. Teachers should allow everyone to enjoy fathers day, and consider each students needs based on their individual situations.
If one child's father is dead, they may still wish to write him a card on fathers day. Just because he's not alive doesn't mean he's not important to the child. If the childs father just isn't around, or they have two lesbian mothers, have them write an extra special card to their mother or mothers about how important THEY are. If the child lives with their grandparents, have them write a letter to their grandpa on fathers day.
Just because a kid doesn't have a dad, doesn't mean they need to feel excluded, or that the whole thing be canceled. They should shown that their different family situations are to be embraced, not kept under wraps.-
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- squidteeth
- 2 months ago
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squidteeth, I agree with you, I think it is not fair to have to cancel things people enjoy because others would suffer. But if you read the article it does say that in some of the schools the teachers are aware of the individual family situations. They try to accommodate them, but there are just too many and it becomes a big job trying to coordinate who does and who doesn't.
People are free to celebrate Father's day outside of the school how eve they wish to do it. But an activity that is done in school should be inclusive of all or none at all. That is the only fair way to deal with it.
I can understand making special arrangements for a handful of kids, but half the class or a quarter of the class, this is just not practical. -
this sounds so american ...oh, don't hurt his feelings ...what about the remaining 364 days of the year?
this is life, nothing is perfect, get used to it!
this kind of "moral things" start to be really embarrassing for this millennium.
as I see it, instead of becoming more sensitive, people grow more and more indifferent of human suffering. so it's totally useless imo. -
It is interesting to notice that many of our institutions, the media, the music industry, businesses etc..... are supporting and promoting the desintegration of the traditional family but do not want to deal with the consequences.
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The disintegration of the traditional family? The mom, dad, two children, dog, and white picket fence? No body in America or in ANY country has that image anymore. And there was NEVER a traditional family. That crap was thrown into the world during the 50's when women had to be the stepford wives while the men had to bring in the money.
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Why do we have to tip-toe around every situation? If you spen all your time trying not to offend EVERY SINGLE PERSON, nothing can be done! And maybe those kids without fathers can make a fathers day card for their current guardian? That would be very cute, and I'm sure thier guardian has to take on roles that a traditional father must take on. "To my mom who is also like a dad"
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- Morganforest
- 2 months ago
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