To think you should put your child in the required school

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Today at my little ones nursery they were getting the children ready for Easter and all the children were invited to make Easter bonnets for a parade they were having

Standing in reception waiting for the door to open one of the children was really crying my daugter asked why she was crying I replied I am not sure

The mum then said she wants a hat were jw and don't do Easter I was like oh right and just kept my self to my self

She then proceeded to give the staff a leftlet and ask that her child not be involved in any Easter activitys

Bit sad really all the tables were Easter bunnie themed

I think it's really sad and if your not happy with Easter, Christmas or birthdays, Dewli , can you not just find a religious school or your donomation for your child

It's just a bloody hat with a a few bunnies on and some bunnie themed activities ffs I am not Muslim but can see the good in allowing my little one get involved in eid activitys

By finding out more about a religion your not committing yourself or forsaking your god the way to stop people bombing the metro is to get the young educated in Diffrent ways a cultures surely

It's a nursery, since when did nurseries have denominations?

Yabu!!!

Parents can send their kids to whatever school they feel is best for their child!!! Whether you agree with that or not!

It is a small child who may want things they can't have. For whatever reason (religious or otherwise) they have to learn that they can't have everything they want. Would you also say children with a nut allergy should go to a school especially for those with nut allergies so they didn't get upset that they couldn't have the same food as other children or that special arrangements need to be made occasionally?!

Ridiculous!

Why can't you just respect their faith OP?

I'm cheerfully agnostic and I see absolutely no place for religious practices in schools. I think RE is utterly necessary and finding out about other cultures and religions but a lot of this stuff (easter bonnet parade as at our school) is bollocks really and of limited educational or even fun value. I think they could reign it all in a bit at Christmas too - it's too much.

They anbu to want their children to do different activities and to be in that school. But they do need to discuss this with their children and have it sorted before the day. They could have made a spring hat or a hat celebrating new life because it's lambing season, etc. They need the support of the teacher but would need to work this out in advance with the teacher. It is hard to tell without being there but it sounds like they are not preparing their children properly for the differences in their culture and the mainstream culture at school. It's not a problem but unfair to little ones to not explain the differences in their life choices.

If their child is in nursery and is their eldest, they may have not realised quite how pervasive Easter would be?

If the nursery is only going to do eggs, bunnies and lambs then they should call it Spring and be done with it, especially if they know they have a child who can't join in so called Christian activities.

It doesn't sound like anyone handled the situation very well tbh and I personally do not agree with anyone being allowed to opt out of sex ed or being taught about other religions (worship yes, learning no). But the law says they can so they have and the school need to handle it better

I really don't understand why it bothers you so much. It's not as if they stopped your child from making an Easter bonnet.
I think it's great my children get to go to school with children from a variety of different backgrounds and religions.

Yanbu op. Poor kid!

I kind of agree actually. Allowing small children to join in with all aspects of school education isn't going to make them lose their faith, and if they're so sure their religion is correct then why be so afraid of children hearing about other religions or festivals?

Or if they are so convinced that learning about other denominations and religions will cause irreparable damage, why aren't they home educating?

Do you discriminate against people who live their lives differently and believe in different things often or do you just have weird views about JW?

"if they're so sure their religion is correct then why be so afraid of children hearing about other religions or festivals" Er because their doctrine doesn't allow them to. It's not like some parents have just decided they don't want their kids to participate.

my children go to a primary academy which is christian. We are Jewish. It is easter at the moment and at school they are being told all about it. My DD in RE told the teacher that Jesus was Jewish and after all the class laughed the teacher said she was right.
It's Purim at the moment and soon will be Passover which the school do not cover.

My DDs attend all RE lessons and can make a clear judgement on what they want to believe in the future but they know/believe in our religion.

I dont discourage Christianity we live in England . I believe we should all be open I've read the Bible, Koran and Book of Mormam .But Family belief/Culture should be permissible.
If we go down the route of everyone with a religion should only be in a school arent we segregating our society?
What happens to the extreme schools of any description?

I don't agree with the bit of the OP that says all children belonging to a religion should go to a school catering just for that religion, that would be crazy. But I think children should join in with whatever is being taught about.

I think it's great that schools accommodate different religions. I think YABU, as JWs are specifically prohibited from participating in these events, it's not like they're just being awkward.

Do you discriminate against people who live their lives differently and believe in different things often or do you just have weird views about JW?

Weird views probably.

It's not just JWs that stop children joining in with certain topics though. There were pupils at my primary school who weren't JW but some strict branch of Christianity, they weren't allowed to join in with anything to do with Halloween because their parents thought it was evil.

Halloween is just a pagan festival that has been repurposed for commercial gain. I would understand why some very devout people would not want to participate in that. (We love it at home but don't think it has a place in school, tbh)

You need to tell the headteacher then that when the christmas parties are going on the child will not be able to take part!!! bet that wont go down well!

OP you sound about as bright as a blackout!

If there is anything iffy about a religion or cult, isn't that all the more reason to accommodate the children in a mainstream school rather than suggesting that they should be refused admission and home educate.

You couldn't be less reasonable, OP.
And did you opt out of spelling for religious reasons?

So, where's the nearest JW school to you, OP?

I feel sorry for the mum in question who is having to give documentation to a headteacher to explain why her child isn't taking part. If the HT had a grain of professionalism she would have understood from the outset and not structured the day's activities in an excluding way.