When School Traditions Hurt

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cited authors

  • Kovach, Lisa Pescara

description

  • <p><span style="font-size:12pt;">Specifics covered within the article:</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:12pt;">Not all children have traditional families. They may be living with loss or a different dynamic.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12pt;">Father-Daughter, Mother-Son, and Grandparent-Grandchild events are painful for some students.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12pt;">Role-specific arts, crafts, and dances can be exclusionary even though there are good intentions behind them.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12pt;">Schools need to rethink outdated traditions in favor of those honoring all families.</span></li> </ul>

publication date

  • 2026

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