A Wisconsin elementary school raised the ire of a national Christian radio network over what they thought was a harmless bit of fun. Students in Pineview Elementary in Reedsburg had been dressing in costume all week as part of “Wacky Week,” an annual tradition at the school. On Friday students voted to come to school dressed either as senior citizens or members of the opposite sex. The Voice of Christian Youth America heard about it from a local resident and issued a call to general quarters.
“This is tax-funded. This is not a dress-up party in somebody’s house,” said Jim Schneider, the host “Crosstalk,” the network’s ironically titled program. ”There are parents, taxpayers…who do not appreciate the imposition of a particular lifestyle being portrayed as a normal lifestyle for the kids.” The show’s listeners flooded the school district with protest calls. District Administrator Tom Benson said the district was not attempting to promote cross-dressing, homosexuality or alternative gender roles with the dress-up day.
“The promotion of transgenderism — that was not our purpose,” Benson told the local paper. “Our purpose was to have a Wacky Week mixing in a bit of silliness with our reading, writing and arithmetic.”
Update: If they were upset about Wacky Week, wait until they hear about this.
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