Posted on 02/25/2013 10:26:16 AM PST by massmike
A Texas lawmaker is launching an investigation after a teacher reportedly invited female students to dress up in Islamic garb and told then told her classroom they should call Muslim terrorists freedom fighters.
The lesson on Islam was taught in a world geography class at Lumberton High School. The teacher brought burqas and other Islamic clothing for the female students to wear. They were also assigned to write an essay based on a Washington Post story that blamed Egypts troubles on democracy instead of the Muslim Brotherhood.
I am outraged, one of the parents, who asked not to be identified, told Fox News.
Sen. Patrick said he understands why the parents are upset.
Could you imagine if someone asked a Muslim student to dress up as a priest, the senator asked. The parents of a Muslim student might be rather upset about that. The young girls father wondered why the teacher was giving children lessons about Islam in a geography class.
She went from learning about Mexico to learning about Russia to learning about Islam, he said. Islam is not a country. Islam is not a continent.
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