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.
Those teachers should be jobless now. Fire all of them
Fire the entire school board
This is why it’s imperative to HOME SCHOOL YOUR KIDS…form a cooperative with other caring parents and share the teaching…..It can be done…..otherwise your kids will become brain dead zombies.
This is a popular agenda of some in public education to promote Islam as part of the radical liberal democratic party hogwash.
Isis couldn’t afford to feed her,this would make the goats loose weight,
Live in Syria
Fire her
She needs to be fired! If you are not going to teach the Bible, then you definitely don’t teach the Koran!!
If Christians can not pass stuff out at school nether can muslems.
Fire her. Public school means no religion EXCEPT if studying world religions in a specific class.