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  • ACLU to sue Twin Cities charter school that caters to Muslims

    01/21/2009 11:48:06 AM PST · by Seven Minute Maniac · 56 replies · 2,204+ views
    Star Tribune ^ | 1/21/09 | Randy Furst and Sarah Lemagie
    The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota said it will file suit today against a publicly funded charter school, alleging that it is promoting the Muslim religion and that its directors are using a holding company to illegally funnel taxpayer dollars to a Muslim organization. The suit was to be filed this afternoon in U.S. District Court against Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy, known as TIZA, and the Minnesota Department of Education, which the ACLU says is at fault for failing to uncover and stop the alleged transgressions. The suit names the department and Alice Seagren, the state education commissioner, as...