Dumb DOE insults Italian-Americans AND indigenous people by canceling Columbus (opinion)
Updated May 06, 2021;
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – Why does somebody have to lose in order to somebody to win?
That’s the question after the city Department of Education’s ridiculous attempt to cancel Christopher Columbus in the public schools.
The DOE school calendar came out the other day and for the first time did not include the traditional Columbus Day holiday, on Oct. 11.
Instead, Columbus Day was transformed into “Indigenous Peoples’ Day.”
The decision was made behind closed doors by the DOE and was sprung on New Yorkers with no warning and with no opportunity for public comment, including from school parents.