Outcry in Connecticut brings back canceled Halloween parades
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A Connecticut city's school system that canceled Halloween costume parades at its elementary schools has reversed its decision following an outcry from parents.
Milford Superintendent Elizabeth Feser wrote in a letter Monday the controversy over the annual parades was becoming a distraction.
She says the goal in canceling the parades had been to create a substitute Halloween celebration for families that would be inclusive of all children, including those who might not take part in the parades for religious or cultural reasons.
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An online petition had been started asking the school district to restore the parades.
Victoria Johannsen is the mother of a third-grader at Live Oaks School. She tells Connecticut Post the decision to cancel was unfair to students who cherish the parades.