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An elementary school principal in Nebraska was placed on leave after telling teachers to avoid decorating their classrooms with Christmas themed ornamentations so that it wouldn’t offend those who don’t celebrate the holiday.

Jennifer Sinclair, sent out a memo earlier this week with guidelines as to what is considered appropriate for classroom decorations and assignments. The memo included Santa, Christmas trees, reindeer, green and red colored items and even candy canes, however, were not acceptable for the elementary school. In the memo she also stated that candy canes were prohibited because Sinclair deemed them to have religious significance.

Sources of the Elkhorn School District told Fox News in a statement that “the memo does not reflect the policy of Elkhorn Public Schools regarding holiday symbols in the school.” The district’s policy states that “Christmas trees, Santa Claus and Easter eggs and bunnies are considered to be secular, seasonal symbols and may be displayed as teaching aids provided they do not disrupt the instructional program for students.”