Christmas break came early for the students in the Staunton, Virgina school district when their classes were canceled due to the controversy surrounding the Islamic calligraphy lessons given to the ninth grade World Geography class. As reported by Truth and Action, the “district closed schools the Friday before Christmas holiday as the media covered the complaints regarding the assignment, resulting in an onslaught of phone calls and emails. An increased police presence was felt necessary, as well as the closure, as some of the tweets and emails raised concern.”
More has been uncovered since the original story about the forced writing of the shahada-the Islamic statement of faith took place.
Not only were the students forced to practice Islamic calligraphy, that said, “There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah”, but the Koran was circulated and girls were forced to put on a hijab and photographed for the yearbook, as well. One student in particular refused the headdress but ultimately felt forced to comply.
The teacher, Cheryl LaPorte, and the district seem to have no qualms regarding the one-sided exercise in religion and claim it lines up with state standards.
No where in the lesson were other religions, that are part of the Arab culture, brought in; nor did LaPorte pass around a Bible or Torah as a comparative pieces of literature.
The Virginia Department of Education curriculum framework for the World Geography lessons demonstrate that LaPorte’s Islamic indoctrination is not compliant with state standards.
Read about the standards on page two and evaluate for oneself LaPorte’s subversive intentions.
Religion should not be allowed in schools. Religion does not teach you addition subtraction geometry common sense lol etc.
they are on the same band wagon as the LGTB
you need to shut up and accept…hey the see other religions than believing in God…good has many forms…I grew up in Britain and guess what…r.e religious education that’s a class imagine what we were taught yes insights to other religions…. get over yourselves America…coming from a period American born and raised over seas…
the more you know you understand
Shame
She looks like a pig wow
This teacher should be fired.
Fire her!
I hope the administration realizes their mistake now in hiring this Muslim lover and send her to their country instead of keeping her here.
You stupid, fat, sorry excuse of a person. You probably haven’t even read the You’ll be killed by the very thing you are trying to promote. You are as stupid as the day is long.