Valentine's party officially over at St. Paul school

There will be no reprieve, no candy hearts, for children hoping their principal might drop plans to cancel Valentine's Day festivities at Bruce Vento Elementary in St. Paul.

But if Principal Scott Masini knows his school community as well as his high-profile supporters maintained at a school board meeting Tuesday night, the disappointment will not be widespread.

In the past two weeks, district leaders have been besieged with critical emails after a letter that Masini planned to send to families announcing an end to celebrations of "dominant holidays" like Valentine's Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas was leaked and posted on a Facebook page.

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