E185 - When “Inclusion” Means Erasure: Decolonizing Holiday Practices in Schools | Ep. 185 (with Bryan Stanton)

This episode is for educators — especially queer teachers, principals, and school leaders — who care deeply about real inclusion and belonging. Bryan Stanton (they/them) unpacks how well-intentioned “inclusive” classroom practices often end up reinforcing Christian dominance, sidelining Jewish, Muslim, Pagan, and secular families. Together, we’ll examine how public schools perpetuate cultural erasure under the banner of “neutrality,” and what authentic pluralism can look like in action.

You’ll Learn:

How “inclusive” school traditions often reinforce Christian cultural normsWhy neutrality isn’t neutral — and how law, culture, and faith intersect in public schoolsWhat exclusion looks like for Jewish, Muslim...