Boy sent home from school for wearing a Jesus custome

November 01 2008

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Eighth-Grade Boy Sent Home From School for Jesus Christ Halloween Costume

Saturday, November 01, 2008

PARAMUS, N.J. —  Dressing up as Jesus Christ for Halloween turned out to be a problem for a northern New Jersey boy.

Alex Woinski, an eighth-grader at West Brook Middle School in Paramus, was sent home from school on Friday because of his costume.

Alex, who has shoulder-length brown hair, wore a white robe, a red sash, sandals, a fake beard and a crown of thorns.

His mother says Alex was told he could keep the costume on if he removed the beard and crown of thorns, but he declined.

Superintendent James Montesano says the district doesn't want students wearing costumes that could be distracting.

Alex's mother is Catholic, and his father is Jewish.

He recently celebrated his Bar Mitzvah and is studying Bible scripture, according to his mom.

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Mathis

November 03 2008
I think that he should not have worn a costume to school if the superintendent doesn't want students wearing costumes that could be distracting. I think it seems like the boy was defiant and there was good reason for sending him home.

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