St. J School Director: Political Correctness ‘Choking The Life’ Out Of The Holidays – Caledonian Record

ST. JOHNSBURY School Director Tony Greenwood doesnt like all the political correctness around how public schools are allowed to recognize religious holidays, and made that clear this week as a new policy on holiday programming was reviewed.

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St. J School Director: Political Correctness 'Choking The Life' Out Of The Holidays - Caledonian Record