Cancellation of Nutcracker Suite

Dear Ms. Slap,
I understand from the Internet that you are the chair lady of the School Committee for Belmont. I also suspect that a School Committee Is equivalent to a School Board, which oversees the operations of the local school system, including appointments of the superintendent of schools and advising him of appropriate policies.
Fox News reports that the PTA at Belmont has canceled a field trip for the students to see Nutcracker Suite. The cancellation is said to be based upon the fact that the Nutcracker Suite has religious connotations. I find that ridiculous. I have watched the Nutcracker Suite for many years and have never thought that it was promoting religion.
Even if it had, I would like to know from you what's wrong with that? We were founded as a Christian society. Do you personally have some reason that it should be changed? It has been said that the cancellation was based upon the fact that other religious groups were offended by it. So what? I'm sure that you are well aware that in every decision that any executive makes there will always be some kind of an objection. Some of these objections are worth addressing. In this case, we need to go ahead with the field trip in spite of the fact that other groups are offended. If they need to voice their opinions or propose field trips to other extravaganzas, that can also be considered.
In spite of the above, my main issue is who is running the school system in Belmont? Is that the school board or as you call it the School Committee or is it the PTA? In my continued experience through the years the PTA has been of some value in working with the public school system, but they have always been considered to be advisors and not in charge of the system. Who's the boss? You or the PTA?