A letter from a 3rd grade teacher sent home to pagan parents:

-- by Ld Obyron Irondrake, 8/18/99 
 
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Thomas, 
 
I write this letter in concern of your daughter, Aradia Moon.
Please don't take this the wrong way, however, although she
is a straight A student and a very bright child, she has 
some strange habits that I feel we should address. Every 
morning before class, she insists on walking around the 
classroom with her pencil held in the air. She says she 
is "drawing down the moon." I told her that her Art Class 
is in an hour and to please refrain from doing any drawing 
until then. 

And speaking of Art Class, whenever she draws a night sky, 
she insists on drawing little circles around all the stars 
and people dancing on the ground. And that brings up 
dancing, I had to stop her twice for taking off her 
clothes during a game of Ring Around the Rosey! By the way, 
what does the term "skyclad" mean? 

Aradia has no problem with making friends. I always find 
her sitting outside during recess with her friends sitting 
around her in a circle. She likes to share her juice and 
cookies. It is nice how she wants no one to ever thirst or 
hunger. However, when I walked over to see what they were 
doing, she jumped up and told me to stop, pulled out a 
little plastic knife and started waving it in front of me. 
I thought this was a bit dangerous, so I took her to the 
Principal's Office. She explained to the Principal that 
she was "opening the Circle" to let me in. She also said 
that her Mommy and Daddy always told her not to play or 
run with an "athame" in her hand, that she could put 
someone's eye out. I don't know what an "athame" is, but I 
am glad that she keeps it at home. 

As for stories, your daughter tends to make up some 
whoppers. Just yesterday while I was talking sternly to 
Tommy Johnson and shaking my finger at him, he started 
screaming and ran from the room. When I finally caught him,
he told me that Aradia told him and the rest of the class 
that the last time I shook my finger at someone, they 
caught the chicken pox. I explained to him that the Sally 
Jones incident was just a coincidence, and that things 
like that don't really happen. 

One of the strangest things that happened was when I asked 
the children to bring in Halloween decorations for the 
classroom. Aradia brought in salt, incense and her family 
album. I see she has quite a sense of humor. 

One of Aradia's worst habits is that she is very 
argumentative. We were discussing what the Golden Rule 
was (Do Unto others as you would have them Do Unto You), 
she firmly disagreed with me and stated it was "Do As you 
freewill, but Harm None" and she will not stop saying "So 
Mote It Be" after she reads aloud in class. I try correct 
her on these matters and she got very angry. She pointed 
her finger at me and mumbled something under her breath. 
 
In closing, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas, I would like to set up a
parent/teacher conference with you sometime next week to 
discuss these matters. I would like to see you sooner, 
but I have developed an irritating rash that I am quite 
worried about. 
 
With Deep Concerns, 
Mrs. Livingston 
 
P.S. Blessed Be. I understand that this is a greeting or 
closing from your country that your daughter informs me is 
polite and correct.