Holidays
Despite popular belief, students (and
public school systems) have the right to celebrate Christmas! The Christmas Holiday
has long been under “attack” from those who believe
that celebrating Christmas in the public schools would ultimately
be a violation of church and state separation (the establishment
clause.) In fact, many schools have changed “Christmas
Vacation” to “Winter Vacation” which is completely
unnecessary. Congress recognizes Christmas as a National Holiday
on December 25th and even calls it “Christmas.” The
Supreme Court has acknowledged this practice and approved it.
Furthermore, students have the same rights to expression of religious
holidays as they do within the realms of other expression. (See
the relevant category for the form of expression that is in question.)
The content on this page has been reviewed by The Rutherford Institute.
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