One school in Minnesota banned the exchange of cards and candy among classmates for Valentine’s Day 2016.

Bruce Vento Elementary School in St. Paul posted on its website that 63 percent of its student population are Asian-American, 24 percent are African-American, 10 percent are Hispanic-American and four percent are Caucasian. The wide mix of racial background is also the reason why the school will no longer be celebrating events and holidays like Valentine’s Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas.

According to WKBW, Principal Scott Masini sent a letter to the parents of the students with the intention to create a school climate that will be welcoming and respectful of all cultures. According to a St. Paul School Board policy on holiday observances, schools should only celebrate Veterans Day, Presidents Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

The letter also came out on an invitation-only Facebook page with the title “Supporting St. Paul Students and Teachers.”

The Star Tribune said that Masini announced to the staff that Bruce Vento will ban the celebration of “dominant holidays,” to be more culturally sensitive to its predominantly non-white student body.

My personal feeling is we need to find a way to honor and engage in holidays that are inclusive of our student population,” Masini stated in the letter. The announcement garnered a number of mixed reactions from people. Some commented that fun was being taken out of schools. Masini answered that he was struggling with the concept and is not certain about the right answer. However, he knows that only celebrating certain holidays is not inclusive of all the students that they serve.

However, not all schools in Minnesota are keeping their students from spreading the love on Valentine’s Day.

The Star Tribune wrote that Wellstone Elementary School in St. Paul teachers are not prohibited from celebrating the February event in their classrooms. The nearby Wayzata school district also excluded Valentine’s Day from its no-holiday policy. At Phalen Lake Hmong Studies Magnet on the East Side, Valentine’s Day is used for academic purposes. Preschoolers are asked to cut out paper hearts during an exercise.

Other schools opt for seasonal celebrations, such as having a winter party before the winter break starts or a harvest party in the same period as Halloween. However, some schools in other states, like the Seth Boyden Elementary School in New Jersey, do not celebrate Halloween, wrote NJ.com. There are still many who prefer not to eliminate the traditional celebrations, with the main objective of preserving fun for both kids and adults.