Why Is Halloween Should Be Allowed In Special School

Halloween is an annual holiday full of scary spooks, frightful fun and tantalising amounts of treats. The majority of the children living in North-River Heights enjoy this holiday as a break from their regular routines. There is one boy, however, who enjoys Halloween for unusual reasons. For him, the event offers a reprieve from the constant taunts, stares and whispered comments of those around him. Why? This boy, August Pullman, has a rare facial deformity called mandibulofacial dysostosis. August attends the local school Beecher Prep and finds freedom from judgement when he covers his face. These prejudices directly reflect the wrong conclusions people make of others’ appearance and the lesser recognition, the smaller branches of discrimination …show more content…
In last ten years, there have been huge progressions in the limitation of particular branches of discrimination. The weed is trimmed. However, other branches grow. In August’s case, the repercussions are similar. For example, there have been instances where parents have voiced their displeasure at August attending Beecher Prep. Some argue that he should be placed in a separate ‘special school’. This opinion is ludicrous and in many respects and sounds awfully like the segregation act which separated Americans simply because of the colour of their skin. These are the people that are watering the weed of discrimination. Discrimination, if not removed from its roots, will continue to …show more content…
People inherently judge everything they look at from rock to another person. However, there is an enormous difference between judgement and discrimination. This difference can be defined and understood through education. Education is the pesticide and first step towards killing the weed at its roots. If influenced, the overwhelming majority are then those who discriminate are the ‘outsiders’ themselves. Surely even people who are as senseless as these will recognise the irony of their point of