Great Meeting Team!

[Karla Morrison]

Hey guys,

Just wanted to say again how I think we had a great meeting this afternoon; thank you for sacrificing your Sunday afternoon.

Also, if we could use the google group for all communication.

Chasity- thanks for bcc'ing us on that email.

Jean when you send those eventbrite notes to Rob, can you use the google group?

Only a few weeks left but we still have a lot of time to make impact- I think that is what today's meeting proved!

Go team Food ASAP!!!

Karla

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[Karla Morrison]

Also, I was wrong... June is strawberry season- perfect!

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[J M]

Hey everyone!

 

I agree, great team meeting.  I forgot to ask someone to be the note taker this time, so I typed up my notes--let me know if something is amiss.  Rob, since you will be Wednesday's central repository, can you take notes and send them out from Wednesday's call?

 

I attached what I had been working on for the Eventbrite page, please feel free to edit as necessary--I thought Chasity had some good phrases in her email to the Vice Principal so you may want to use that as a starting point.

 

I found a strawberry smoothie recipe that might work.  We just need to make sure that we can bring food into the school.  I could see the food service people going nuts....I've attached below one the exchanges between my cousin and the parents of a child when my cousin had handed out Mardi Gras face masks for kids who tried some type of healthy food......

 

Have a great week!

 

Jean

 

 

FROM THE PARENT:

Dear Mrs. XXX,

     In a previous conversation we had I made myself clear that we do not practice Catholicism (no holi/holy-days). Today I was made aware that [Son’s name] partook in an mask wearing ritual in the cafeteria. This obviously had to do with the celebration of Mardi Gras, an Catholic holiday. Mardi Gras is an pagan celebration. It is NOT Christian. This celebration takes place just before the Catholic holiday called Lent, where the practitioners deny themselves certain "indulgences". I would appreciate it If this is dealt with in a more appropriate manner in the future. [Son’s name] isn't aware of Lent nor Mardi Gras. He is, after all, only a boy. The fact that I made it clear to you in one of our meetings that we do not practice any form of holidays should have been sufficient. If you would like some reading material pertaining to this holy-day here's a good link:

http://realtruth.org/articles/416-mgjhf.html

 

 

TO THE PARENT:

Dear Parent,

I was not a part of this event, nor were any of the teachers.  This was done in the cafeteria which is run by a company called “Chartwells”. They are an independent contractor that the school corporation has hired to do all food service.  They “celebrated” Mardi Gras without checking with any of us.  We were as surprised as you that this took place as it has never been brought up before.  I have forwarded your email to the lady who runs Chartwells and I assume she will get back to you quickly.  WE do not celebrate holidays in our classroom without having any child whose family has expressed concerns removed from the room.

Thank you,

 

FROM THE PARENT

I appreciate your prompt reply. I hope this will be a lesson learned on the part of the school. Why an outside food service provider is so involved with the students is incomprehensible to me. I think most of this has to do with the fact that XXX has children who attend XXX. However, such an affiliation should never compromise the belief systems of other students. We have laws in this country which some simply ignore. My son has an legal right (first amendment) to attend a public school without being included, ignorantly on his behalf, in any pagan worship. However, this 'lunch lady' has decided to forgo all due respect for any one's beliefs, and current school as well as government policies. It is my conclusion that she should be reprimanded for said offense so as to insure this type of behavior isn't continued. To show such a blatant disregard for the rights and beliefs of others is, to me, intolerable. Once again, thank you for your prompt reply.