(NAZI) PARTY'S OVER, Halloween is banned at a Brooklyn high school - and Hitler's to blame

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.nypost.com/seven/10072007/news/regionalnews/_nazi__partys_over.htm

By SUSANNAH CAHALAN

October 7, 2007 -- Halloween is banned at a Brooklyn high school - and Hitler's to blame.

A year after Walter Petryk, 17, came to school in a fuhrer-style mustache and Nazi uniform, Leon M. Goldstein HS for the Sciences sent home a letter on Thursday banning Halloween costumes - and Petryk is peeved.




Petryk - a senior who has already rounded up a group of about 20 students to protest the ban by dressing up anyway - is mulling masquerading as Jesus or a Hasidic Jew this year.

"This whole ban is ridiculous and they can't enforce it," said Petryk, of Park Slope. "Obviously, it's because of me.



"I'm trying to tell as many students as possible that they can't do anything to us."

The Department of Education disagrees - and says school Principal Joseph Zaza is within his rights to ban costumes on the premises that they are "disruptive to the educational process."

FULL story at link.

[rockymountaindem]

1. He's got the wrong Iron Cross

Hitler had the 1st Class version without the ribbon. If he'd had the second class one, he would have had a small ribbon between the buttons of his jacket and no visible cross.

And for cripe's sake who dresses like Hitler and thinks they're going to get away with it?

[tritsofme]

2. These kids are in high school for chrissakes.

Do they really need to dress up during school hours?

[incapsulated]

4. Uh, yeah....

wtf, dressing up for Halloween in High School? It's not a party, right?

What is this kindergarten?

[noamnety]

5. Well, our kids dress up.

I don't mean just for halloween, either. And we are a high school. The first day of school they arranged to dress up as princesses. Sometimes they have a spontaneous pirate day. Sometimes they have one day a week designated for business attire, and those participating will wear suits and ties.

So long as they are within the dress code, there isn't much the administration can (or should) say about it. Nazi paraphenalia might be against the dress code. But they can't really ban striped pants, or long dresses, or any number of things that go into a lot of halloween costumes.

[sniffa]

3. that kid Looks much oLder than 17

faciaL hair aLone.