Another report of political correctness carried to absurdity, this time from Seattle. A teen volunteering in a Grade 3 classroom says she wanted to put treats together for the children for Easter, but was told she'd have to call the eggs "spring spheres."
The girl, Jessica, told KIRO Radio, "At the end of the week, I had an idea that I wanted to fill a little plastic egg with treats and jelly beans and other candy." She said the Easter eggs were meant as a parting gift to the kisd after she finished her volunteer assignment.
"I was kind of unsure how the teacher would feel about that," Jessica said, adding there were different cultures at the school and she wanted to clear it first. The teacher asked administration.
Jessica said she was told "I could do it as long as I called the treat 'spring spheres... not Easter eggs." Jessica said she thought it was "ridiculous" but she still passed out the eggs to the students.
Seattle Schools issued a statement on its website saying they "have a religion and religious accommodation policy, approved in 1983, stating that 'no religious belief or non-belief should be promoted by the school district or its employees, and none should be disparaged.'"
To think that using the term "Easter eggs" disparages someone else's religion [Who? Muslims? Ed.]... Now, that's ridiculous.
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