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.
She should be fired
Clearly zero understanding?It is not phobia if it was being taught.
Do any atheists out there feel an urge to object? Any atheist who doesn’t is a hypocrite.
I would pull my kids out of public school so fast it would not be funny. Although, even in the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s, my kids either went to private school or were home schooled. Public school had their unChristian stuff even then.
What the hell is wrong with these teachers these days? We can’t say the Pledge of Allegiance any longer in schools l, but our kids are being brainwashed with Muslim religion. Do you not know what bad things are going on with radical Muslims these days. Educate about all or educate about no religion. I hope the teacher is fired! And I am glad the parents were in an uproar.
Islam is NOT a religion!!!! It’s a cult following!!!! Book they live by is the hate filled KORAN!!!! Anyone can be a MUSLUM!!!! It’s NOT a race of people either!!!!
fire her send her to another country beat her , but u cant fix stupid
are you stupid or what??? get a life will ya
Disgusting.
She should be fired and black balled from ever teaching again.