We have our summer fair next Friday and have an agreed theme of Cowboys and Indians. This was agreed last September - date booked, theme run by head etc. We have had posters up from the last month - changing regularly to promote the fair.
Today we have received a demand from a governor that we change the word to Native American so as not to cause offence.
Other than the fact Cowboys & Native Americans will not excite the children - this will lead to a lot of extra work on posters, leaflets stall etc. All work that we have given up our free time to do. The head is not siding with the governor and wants us to respond in writing rather than change things instantly.
Any help?
Firstly we will raise that the governor is copied into all minutes of PTA meetings, received newsletters weekly so was not unaware of the event or the theme so has left is rather late in day. Would we be unfair to request that the governor issue a cheque for costs of changing things?
We have also not sided with either cowboys or Indians - children have been asked to dress up as either for free entry so we are making no reference to historically who was right or wrong. Any other ideas?
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Jaijai38 · 24/06/2015 10:08
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