Why Do Halloween Should Be Allowed In School

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Although, some people can’t celebrate Halloween, I love to celebrate Halloween.
Halloween is the only time you can dress up and go have fun and go trick-or-treating. On Halloween people give you candy, you can dress up, and have fun with your family. On Halloween you also get a lot of candy. I think Halloween should be celebrated. First, some people can’t celebrate Halloween. Sometimes kids don’t get to go out at night. If kids can’t go out at night to get candy they could get candy from school instead because the school will be celebrating Halloween. Kids also can have a little costume contest at school and get candy there instead of not going out because their parents won’t let them. Kids and adults can celebrate Halloween still, but at

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