Tuesday, February 14, 2012

‘Scrooge of Valentine’s Day’ backs down: Md. school can celebrate holiday again

By Michael S. Rosenwald

Thanks for the article, Roxane!


The hammer on Valentine’s Day came down swiftly and achingly last year at Walkersville Elementary School near Frederick.

Because of what she called “inappropriate interactions between boys and girls in the classroom,” Principal Stephanie Brown canceled Valentine’s Day inside the corridors of her otherwise agreeable educational institution.

No cards. No decorations. No party.

“The Scrooge of Valentine’s Day is alive in Walkersville,” a parent wrote in a letter to the Frederick News-Post.

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