ON THE OTHER HAND

Some readers have told me that the banning of Mother’s Day in a private New York school isn’t really about gays. It’s also about straights. The school spokesperson suggests it’s about unconventional families of all kinds. Fair enough. I hope I didn’t fall for homophobic spin. But motherhood and fatherhood can obviously be celebrated even by those without either parent. A more salient point, perhaps, is why these Hallmark-inspired events are in the curriculum in the first place.