Future Site for Islamic Acedemy
Posted on 08/06/2009 7:56:17 PM PDT by Iam1ru1-2
A controversial Saudi-funded academy that teaches strict adherence to traditional Islamic law has been given the green light to expand its Virginia campus — a decision by local officials that infuriates opponents who say the school's teachings are anti-American.
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors voted 6-4 Monday to grant a zoning exemption to the Islamic Saudi Academy. The officials said the outcome was based strictly on zoning issues, not on what goes on in the school's classrooms.
That left some in the community outraged.
"How could they ... say they are such fine students? They are fine students but they are learning the wrong thing," academy critic Ruth Mizell said after the vote, according to MyFOXDC.com.
Jim Lafferty, another opponent, vowed political retaliation against the supervisors who supported the expansion.
"We need to resist these people, make it clear they may have bought six votes in there but they are not buying my vote," said Lafferty, according to MyFOXDC. "We will support — even if it's Pee-Wee Herman — we will support whoever is running against them."
Scores of people spoke at hearings in the spring and summer on the academy's plans. Some neighbors opposed the expansion because of traffic worries; others voiced ideological concerns about the school's curriculum.
The academy was founded in 1984 and has some 1,000 students in pre-kindergarten through grade 12. It is the only Saudi-funded school in the United States.
About 80 percent of its students are U.S. citizens from the area's Muslim communities. Most students attend classes at a second campus in the Alexandria section of Fairfax.
The plans granted approval on Monday permit construction of a building that would eventually accommodate 500 students.
"The community will get an awful lot of development," said supervisor Penelope A. Gross.
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Someone needs to buy up all the surrounding properties fast and establish pig farms and kennels.
Agreed!
I have said before that if you want to have a real war with these people, use pigs.
The tip of every soldier’s bullet should have a coating of pig fat.
This is a perfect example of how we need to CHANGE the incumbent local Democrat politicians. We need some HOPE that Republicans or Independents will have the balls to go after their jobs.
You betcha there was a lot of money that changed hands to get this vote through. We’re talking Saudis. They shi* money. And there is no way the local roads can handle that amount of traffic to that school.
Yes, Virginia, there is a Saudi Claus.
They’ll have a swine time!
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