Virtually the whole of Canada was briefly united this week in its opposition to Sackville Heights Elementary School, a Nova Scotia school that asked veterans and service members attending its Remembrance Day assembly <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;not to show up in uniform&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/nova-scotia-principal-deeply-sorry-for-requesting-no-uniforms-on-remembrance-day&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/nova-scotia-principal-deeply-sorry-for-requesting-no-uniforms-on-remembrance-day" target="_blank">not to show up in uniform</a> lest they scare students.

The demand has been retracted, after it was slammed by Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston and others, but urged any students afraid of the sight of military uniforms to get in touch with staff to make alternate arrangements.

'A more enlightened country would spend Nov. 11 teaching children the virtues of asking those who would do us harm to consider alternatives'{ai:summary}A Nova Scotia school, Sackville Heights Elementary, faced backlash for requesting veterans and service members not to wear uniforms at a Remembrance Day assembly, citing concerns about frightening students. The demand was retracted after criticism, including from Premier Tim Houston, but the school encouraged students who felt scared to contact staff for alternate arrangements. #society

'Remembrance Day through an affirmative lens': Inside the thoughts of Sackville Heights school

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