THE GRINCH TEACHES FIRST GRADE
A first grade teacher told her charges that Santa isn’t real. How cruel and such a usurpation of what is a parent’s prerogative.
Geneta Codner, was reading a story about the Tooth Fairy when the class started discussing what was real and what was not, said district spokesman Joe Donzelli.
When the subject of Santa came up, the teacher started questioning parts of his story — How could a fat jolly man fit down a chimney? How could reindeer fly around the world in one night? — and told the children that wasn’t possible.
Kids lose their innocence so early these days. Couldn’t the teacher just keep her mouth shut? And the school spokesman should be fired for bad punning:
Donzelli said the school’s principal “had a real stern conversation” with the teacher. But there will be no written reprimand because she did not violate any school district policy.
“We have no Santa clause,” Donzelli said. “We would think that teachers would use better judgment.”
Tim Allen played that shtick (twice) already.
2 Responses to “THE GRINCH TEACHES FIRST GRADE”
 Comment by Tim Haas December 7th, 2003 at 4:05 pm |
This is a perennially fascinating topic. My wife and I decided early on that we wouldn’t be doing Santa (I actually think it’s cruel, and downright socialist besides!), but I wouldn’t dream of taking that choice away from another parent. It was always a bit nerve-wracking when our kids were smaller, though, and their playmates started talking about it. We had many a pre-gathering chat about not spilling the beans. |
 Comment by Gary Petersen December 7th, 2003 at 11:02 pm |
Would you have the teacher lie and say that Santa Claus is real? |