School cancels Christmas celebrations for being 'too commercial, stressful'; asks students to justify and change teacher's mind
The school's RE teacher reportedly announced in assemblies this week that the message of Christmas has been lost and buried under an avalanche of commercialization
A secondary school in North Yorkshire, UK, has reportedly canceled Christmas this year, citing that the true meaning of the holiday has become "too commercial". The Lady Lumley's School in Pickering is, instead, asking children to persuade them on why they should celebrate the day. Cards, gifts, and Christmas activities have been banned for children at the institution.
Reports state that "Father Christmas", in an assembly, told the students that if they wanted to reverse the ban, then they must persuade their Religious Education teacher to "change her mind". The said teacher reportedly believes that Christmas should be about the "birth of Jesus" and not the commercialization that comes along with it, according to the Daily Mail.