http://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/hastings-school-cancels-halloween-celebrations-1.1484024

Students at Hastings School won’t be decorating pumpkins, drawing witches or wearing costumes to class after administrators decided not to celebrate Halloween this year.

CTV News has confirmed the celebrations have been canceled. The school also canceled their annual winter concert.

"The principal of Hastings has canceled all Halloween events, including parties, candy, celebrations," said Stephen Meleck, a parent of one of Hastings’ students.

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Meleck said the change isn’t sitting well with him. "I'm pretty upset. I'm pretty worked up."

Meleck said school [color="Red"]officials are also canceling the annual winter concert and replacing it with an evening of African drumming.
“It's taking Halloween and Christmas away from the kids,” said Diane Traverse, a parent. “It's always been there. How do you now change it all of a sudden? It's like saying that it's something wrong."