“When everything offends everyone all the time — it just sucks the joy out of everything.”
Catherine Gordon
Catherine Gordon
A high school teacher in Maine said she was recently asked by the principal to remove a pink plastic Christmas tree covered with Hello Kitty ornaments that she puts up each year.
Bangor High School math teacher Catherine Gordon wrote in a Facebook post that her students have enjoyed having a Christmas tree in the classroom for the past three decades, but this year the principal asked her to remove it.
Gordon told BuzzFeed News that there was no new policy change, so she was extremely surprised to receive an email from the principal asking her to remove the tree decorated with the beloved Sanrio character.
"He sent me an email that said 'I don't want to be a Grinch here, but it's not an appropriate display, and please take it down,'" Gordon said. "It was sad — I cried."
She emphasized that the tree had "no religious symbols," such as crosses or angels. Gordon also added that there were no complaints from students or parents.
"My students were quite upset that I had to take the tree down," Gordon said. "It's something that brought us all a lot of joy."
Gordon said on Facebook that in her earlier teaching years, she used to have holiday parties with cookies and music, but said that's no longer prohibited.
"I feel that this is definitely a turning point in our society," Gordon added. "When everything offends everyone all the time — it just sucks the joy out of everything."
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