BTW, my daughter is a first grade teacher at a public school that has 99.9% African American students. I asked her if she plans to wear green tomorrow, and she said yes. On this day, as on all others, the students in the school wear [non-green] school uniforms.

Usually my daughter goes to work early on St. Patrick's Day or the school day before St. Patrick's Day. She decorates her classroon with shamrocks, and sprinkles green powderly sparkles in a trail on the floor and on the children's desks.

Then she leaves a warm greeting on the blackboard from Mr or Ms Leprachaun {alternating genders in different years}. Her students then write a reply to the leprachaun as their writing assignment for that day. Needless to say, the children have written some creative, and often funny examples.

I'm going to share this thread with my daughter so that she can also tell "her children" about the background of St. Patrick's Day.

Thanks again for the info!