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.
The karan does not belong in our schools. our kids should have the free will of what they want to believe in. Brain washing should not be done in our schools which now a days they are trying really hard. Parents have the right to say what religion they want their Children should be taught. If the Bibles taken out of schools. other religions should not be there either.
She should lose her job forvever.
So sad
This teacher is in the wrong.
her fired get her away from our children she does not needing to teach American children
I knew it!
Couldn’t agree more.
Any teacher passing out this c**p to my kids or any kids ,would never be safe ,and would regret ever doing it . The rest of you need to protect your kids from this c**p . The Schools don’t own us ,we own them and don’t forget this.!!!!!
WTF…Tele Tubby better study that crab herself! Stop brain washing these young children!!!!
no way