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Halloween 2021 at Billy Green

BG Families,

Following Covid Protocols is critical every day, including on days like Halloween.

 

Friday, October 29, students may:

  1. choose to wear costumes to school as in previous years
  2. choose instead to wear black and orange
  3. choose neither of the above options

 

If your child decides to wear a costume, please note the following:

– no cultural appropriation

– no offensive or insensitive costumes

– no inappropriate images

– nothing too scary or gory (we want all students to have fun and not feel scared!)

– no weapons or props

– no costume masks (since they could interfere with face coverings).  Costumes must be able to safely accommodate a face covering as per COVID protocol requirements. A costume mask would not be a substitute for a proper face covering.

– students would need to arrive in their costume, wear it all day, wear it home

– staff can’t assist with putting on or removing student costumes

– students must be able to remove their costume independently to use the washroom

– students must be able to safely play at recess in their costume

 

Some classes may decide to have an in-class Halloween celebration.  These celebrations will continue to follow all Covid related protocols and safe practices (including physical distancing, hand hygiene, mask wearing, etc.).

– If classes would like to include treats for students during activities, these must only be purchased and individually packaged treats (no home baked foods).

– There will be no parades this year.

 

Cultural Appropriation and Costumes:

What is Cultural Appropriation? Cultural appropriation means taking or borrowing a look or trait from a culture that is not your own.

Costumes that are based on people’s culture are offensive, harmful and insensitive.

The following are suggested questions, to reflect on when choosing a costume to avoid being disrespectful or offensive,

– Is my costume making fun of a group of people, their culture, religion and/or belief systems?

– Does my costume reinforce jokes and stereotypes about certain groups, cultures, religions and/or belief systems?

– Am I altering my skin color, facial/body features to make it like a particular race, ethnicity, or cultural group?

– Am I dressing up as a culture or borrowing from a religion that is not my own or is not part of my background?

 

Please reach out to your child’s teacher or to me if you have any questions.

~ Ms. Wilson.

Updated on Wednesday, October 20, 2021.
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