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To: AllAmericanGirl44; Thoreau; HomerBohn
"Can you perhaps give some insight into what is missing in this report?"

I can, but it comes from Snopes.

This has been going on since 2014, and filing the lawsuit is just the latest development. The man was banned from the school in 2014 for threatening an asst principle.

He says she(daughter) was "forced to profess and to write out the Shahada in worksheets and quizzes.

She wasn't required to profess anything but she did have to write out the Shahada as an assignment in the study of calligraphy.

The assignment, under the heading of practicing calligraphy says: "Here is the shahada, the Islamic statement of faith, written in Arabic. In the space below, try copying it by hand. This should give you an idea of the artistic complexity of calligraphy."

As the school has said, the course conforms to state curriculum. Statewide, how many other parents are complaining/filing suit.

56 posted on 01/30/2016 10:27:26 AM PST by Ben Ficklin
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To: Ben Ficklin

Thanks Ben. That is consistent with my understanding.


58 posted on 01/30/2016 10:34:58 AM PST by Thoreau
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To: Ben Ficklin

Thank you, I appreciate the insight.


61 posted on 01/30/2016 10:45:54 AM PST by AllAmericanGirl44
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To: Ben Ficklin

There are some accounts of this on the internet that vary greatly from the Snopes version. As I hope you know - Snopes is not a good site to get accurate unbiased evaluations.


65 posted on 01/30/2016 11:17:04 AM PST by ladyjane
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