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Wiccan holiday display removed from elementary school
TECUMSEH, Okla. —After several days on display and complaints from parents, the superintendent ordered a holiday display taken down at Barnard Elementary School.
While the display at Barnard, called “A Wiccan Yule,” is now gone, the controversy it created still lingers.
“If you plant a seed, it's liable to grow,” said Charles White, the great-grandfather of a Barnard student.
The bulletin board with pictures of candles and a pentagram was put up by a teacher so students could learn about Wicca and the religion’s holiday traditions.
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