A Massachusetts elementary school has canceled its Halloween events and is celebrating 'black and orange spirit day' instead.

Boyden Elementary School's principal sent a letter to parents this week saying that it had decided to cancel its traditional Halloween parade on October 31 because it was 'not inclusive of all students' and was 'difficult' for many.

Without specifying which students the parade excluded, Principal Brendan Dearborn said the school would instead hold a 'black and orange spirit day'.

Children are allowed to dress in those colors but cannot come to school in costume.

Boyden Elementary School in Massachusetts (above) has canceled its Halloween celebrations on October 31 and is replacing them with a 'black and orange spirit day'

They are however allowed to wear costumes to an after-hours 'Monster Mash Pasta Bash' party on October 20 which students can choose to attend or not.

After the announcement on Wednesday, parents slammed the school after the announcement and said it was 'political correctness run amok'.

'Put a costume on. Parade down the street. Let them have their little time. Why do you have to turn it into something political?' one told CBS Boston.

Halloween is not celebrated by Jehova's Witnesses and some devout Christians who believe it worships the devil.

Boyden Elementary School did not indicate in its announcement whether it had canceled the holiday for those groups specifically or if any parent or child had ever complained about its annual parade.

It follows Mitchell Elementary School which last month announced it was canceling its Halloween celebrations because the parents of children who do not celebrate it were keeping them at home on October 31.

The school said it had decided its traditional Halloween costume parade was 'not inclusive' of all students and was 'difficult' for many (file image)

The decision was slammed by critics who said it was 'political correctness run amok'

In addition to being 'not inclusive', Boyden school staff said the parade was 'out of routine' and was 'very difficult' for some students but would not explain how.

Halloween is not celebrated by Jehova's Witnesses or some devout Christians who believe it is devil's worship (file image)

Neither the Boyden Elementary School Principal nor the Walpole Public Schools Superintendent would answer DailyMail.com's questions on Wednesday morning.

In a press release, the superintendent said only: 'After careful consideration and discussion, we as a staff have decided to provide alternative activities in place of the Halloween parade this year at Boyden.

'During our conversations, we discussed how the costume parade is out of our ordinary routine and can be difficult for many students.

'Instead of the parade, October 31st will be 'Black and Orange' spirit day at Boyden.

'As with all our spirit days, students can choose to participate or not.'