In the city of Milford, Conn. the school district has chosen to bann all Halloween celebrations from their public schools to “avoid offending children who decline to celebrate Halloween”.

According to the Connecticut Post, “In addition to canceling the parades, the letter stated the district is forbidding students and staff to wear Halloween costumes during the day, and decreeing that any classroom activities be “fall themed, not Halloween, and food is not an option.”

Parents of the Connecticut town are outraged! Many parents have called for action by igniting a change.org petition (signed over 200 times already) to sway the school district into allowing their children to enjoy a holiday and parade they have looked forward to.

“These are our American customs and traditions and we should not have to give them up because others find them offensive!” the petition reads. “I’m so tired (of) my kids missing out on some of the things we all got to do as children and are some of the greatest childhood memories I have due to others saying they find it offensive.”