THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN VIRGINIA HAS DECIDED TO SHUT DOWN ALL
SCHOOLS TODAY BECAUSE OF A CONTROVERSIAL ISLAM
ASSIGNMENT THAT ONE THE TEACHERS ASSIGNED.
THE TEACHER THAT ASSIGNED IT IS BEING PROTECTED BY THE
AUGUSTA COUNTY SCHOOLS.
THE COUNTY SCHOOL OFFICIALS SAID THERE WAS NO SPECIFIC
THREAT OR HARM, BUT THURSDAY AFTERNOON EXTRACURRICULAR
ACTIVITIES WERE CANCELED.
THE LESSON IS CONTROVERSIAL IF YOU ASK ME.
THE WHOLE POINT OF THE ASSIGNMENT WAS TO BE PART
OF A BROADER UNIT ON MAJOR WORLD RELIGIONS AND ASKED
STUDENTS TO COPY RELIGIOUS ISLAMIC CALLIGRAPHY.
I DID MORE DIGGING TO SEE WHAT EXACTLY PARENTS WERE MAD AT.
IT TAUGHT STUDENTS HOW TO WRITE, THERE IS NO GOD BUT GOD AND
MOHAMMED
IS THE PROPHET OF GOD.
>>THAT IS THE MOST COMMON THING IN ISLAM.
THAT IS LIKE IN THE 10
COMMANDMENTS WHERE IT SAYS DON'T PRAY TO OTHER GODS.
I SEE WHERE YOU ARE GOING WITH THIS.
THAT IS PROBLEMATIC BECAUSE OF SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE.
THE ONLY REASON IT MIGHT MAKE IT BETTER IS BECAUSE THE KIDS
HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THEY ARE WRITING.
>> THIS IS A COURSE ON RELIGION.
RELIGION IS AN ACCEPTABLE THING TO TEACH IN SCHOOLS.
I WOULD TEACH IT TO HIGH SCHOOLERS.
THAT IS AN INTERESTING WAY TO DO IT.
WHAT KIND OF BONEHEAD PARENT THINKS YOU ARE
INDOCTRINATING THE KID?
>> BUT IT'S NOT JUSTIFIED.
>> I AM NOT UPSET AT THE SCHOOLS FOR CLOSING THINGS DOWN AND
PROTECTING THE TEACHER, BUT THE PARENTS ARE INSANE IN THIS
REGARD.
>>YOU AGREE WITH THE SCHOOLS?
DON'T YOU THINK THAT'S A LITTLE RASH?
>> I DON'T KNOW.
IF THE SCHOOL THOUGHT THEIR PARENTS ARE ANGRY I DON'T
WANT PEOPLE SCREAMING ñ LET'S KEEP EVERYBODY SAFE.
>>EVERYBODY WAS SAFE THOUGH.
>>THERE WAS NO THREAT WHATSOEVER.
>> PARENTS WERE JUST UPSET ABOUT IT.
THAT WAS IT.
IT CLEARLY SAYS IT RIGHT HERE.
NO SPECIFIC THREAT OR HARM.
I DON'T LIKE THE LESSON.
FIRST OF ALL, INDOCTRINATING IS ONE THING.
I DON'T THINK IT WAS INDOCTRINATING THEM.
THEY WERE JUST LEARNING HOW TO WRITE CALLIGRAPHY.
>> IF YOU WANT TO TEACH CALLIGRAPHY, GO AHEAD.
BUT I DON'T WANT KIDS WRITING JESUS CHRIST IS THE SON OF
GOD EVEN IF IT IS IN SPANISH.
LET'S PICK SOMETHING ELSE TO WRITE.
>> LET THEM DO THEIR GOD DAMN JOB.
IT'S NOT DANGEROUS TO WRITE SOMETHING DOWN ON PAPER.
>> IT'S NOT DANGEROUS.
>> OF COURSE NOT.
BUT WHEN A FOOTBALL COACH TAKES A KNEE AND PRAYS, WE DON'T
LET HIM DO THAT BECAUSE OF SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE.
THAT IS ALSO NOT DANGEROUS.
>>BUT THIS HAPPENS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.
>> THE COURT IS SAYING YOU SHOULDN'T DO IT.
THEY USUALLY PREFER EVERYBODY'S SAFETY IN THE GAME.
THAT BEING SAID, I AGREE WITH YOU GUYS COMPLETELY THAT
YOU DON'T
SHUT THE SCHOOL DOWN OVER IT.
>> SINGING CHRISTMAS CAROLS IS LITERALLY NO DIFFERENT.
>> BUT NOEL IS THE KING
OF ISRAEL.
IT
IS
A FACT.