Well that's what some Muslims are doing, and the Essex School Board thinks it's quite alright!
Source: "Lest only some of us forget" ~ Ezra Levant QMI AGENCY
It’s Remembrance Day. But
not for everyone. The Greater Essex County District School Board in Ontario
circulated an e-mail to the 75 schools it runs in places like Windsor and
Leamington. The memo says teachers should be prepared to exempt Muslim students
from Remembrance Day.
“Some families may be
reluctant to have their children attend your location municipality’s
ceremonies. Please note that meaningful alternate activities should be provided
at the schools for those families who do not wish their children to participate
in any Remembrance Day ceremonies.”
In case you were wondering
which families they might be referring to, the school board didn't say
specifically but pointed teachers to two Muslim-themed websites, including the
story about the first Muslim soldier in the Canadian Forces who wore a hijab,
an Islamic head covering.
But Remembrance Day is a
central part of Canada. It remembers our history, and the men and women who
fought and died to keep us free. It is not a dark day, an embarrassing day, a
racist day or a day of shame.
t is a day of remembering
why we are free, and what we stand for, and who sacrificed to make us this way.
It’s not a religious day,
like Christmas. It’s a day for everyone.
It’s a disgrace that any
family would object to it – especially an immigrant family who came here to
benefit from our country. It would call into question the basis on which they
applied for and were granted citizenship.
And even if some old bigot
from a backwoods village in Pakistan or Somalia doesn’t want to respect Canada,
that’s where our schools come in and teach those bigots’ kids and grandkids
what it means to be Canadian.
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