Notice to Parents
Several have called about the cancellation of the annual Winnie the Pooh Day in Freehold Public Schools.
I hope all can understand how difficult it is to balance the delicate matters of good education and Christian values. We all want our children to be good readers, and reading Winnie the Pooh is fun for kids. But, Christian values are for eternity.
There are several reasons why we need to remove Winnie the Pooh from our libraries. The first is the suspicious same-sex inferences surrounding Christopher Robin, Tigger, Eeyore, Piglet and Roo. The story themes involving these characters are not as harmless as they might seem when first read.
In addition, the books were written by a gentleman who was not from the United States, but from some socialist country--might have been France or Germany (doesn't matter). In any event, I thought it better our children read books by partriotic authors from our own capitalist country.
While, I'm sure there will be some disappointment with this decision, I hope all will understand we must place a high emphasis on teaching Christian values in our public schools.
Thank you for your continued support.
Johny Joe Hold, Mayor
Several have called about the cancellation of the annual Winnie the Pooh Day in Freehold Public Schools.
I hope all can understand how difficult it is to balance the delicate matters of good education and Christian values. We all want our children to be good readers, and reading Winnie the Pooh is fun for kids. But, Christian values are for eternity.
There are several reasons why we need to remove Winnie the Pooh from our libraries. The first is the suspicious same-sex inferences surrounding Christopher Robin, Tigger, Eeyore, Piglet and Roo. The story themes involving these characters are not as harmless as they might seem when first read.
In addition, the books were written by a gentleman who was not from the United States, but from some socialist country--might have been France or Germany (doesn't matter). In any event, I thought it better our children read books by partriotic authors from our own capitalist country.
While, I'm sure there will be some disappointment with this decision, I hope all will understand we must place a high emphasis on teaching Christian values in our public schools.
Thank you for your continued support.
Johny Joe Hold, Mayor
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