Santa Claus BANNED from French primary schools as he's TOO CHRISTIAN
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Channel: Real Thing TV · 2016 · News & Politics
Santa Claus BANNED from French primary schools as he's TOO CHRISTIAN FATHER Christmas has been stopped visiting two French primary schools on the grounds of ‘religious harmony’, sparking anger in the town. A pair of headmistresses from Huningue, an eastern town on the border with Germany, said Saint Nicholas - the original Santa Claus - was a “religious figure,” and used their veto power in a bid to “protect the country’s secular values”. The saint was a generous 4th century Greek bishop who liked to give gifts secretly. He would, for example, put coins in shoes that were left out for him, leading him to be the model for Father Christmas. But the shock news children did not get a visit from the beloved gift giver on November 8 – St Nicholas day – upset parents and triggered a wave of complaints. Mr Deichtmann penned a letter to the two headmistresses in which he expressed his disbelief.
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