Public school tells second graders: Allah loves cleanliness
Sept 17, 2016 7:45:31 GMT -5
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Public school tells second graders: Allah loves cleanliness
By Todd Starnes
September 15, 2016
FoxNews.com
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When there is wrongdoing in their hometowns, they are the first to let me know – and we’re proud to jump on those stories like a pit bull on a pork butt.
The other day Lisa Erskine, of Barnegat, New Jersey, alerted me to a bizarre story involving Islamic cleaning rituals and a second-grade class at Cecil S. Collins School.
Yes, Islamic cleaning rituals.
The Asbury Park Press reports that a second-grader came home with a health and hygiene worksheet that included references to hijabs and thawbs – clothing worn by religious Muslims.
The worksheet also included a reference from the Koran: “Allah loves those who make themselves clean and pure.”
Journalist Amanda Oglesby first exposed this peculiar incident – interviewing parent Chris Sharpe.
“Everybody was up in arms,” he told the reporter.
So why is a public school in New Jersey teaching children about Islamic cleaning rituals?
Well, the Barnegat Township School District tells me it was all a great big mistake. A whopper of a mistake.
“This worksheet – which was neither carefully reviewed by the teacher nor approved by an administrator – contained a religious reference, in clear violation of district policy,” Supt. Karen Wood told me in a statement.
She blamed the incident on a “novice instructor” who “downloaded a worksheet from the online sharing site Pinterest and utilized it during a lesson.”
So the kids are being taught how to clean the hijabs by a novice?
“We recognize the significance of this error,” she added. “Our parents have been extremely supportive as we take measures necessary to ensure that this remains an isolated incident.”
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By Todd Starnes
September 15, 2016
FoxNews.com
I have the most exceptional readers in the world.
When there is wrongdoing in their hometowns, they are the first to let me know – and we’re proud to jump on those stories like a pit bull on a pork butt.
The other day Lisa Erskine, of Barnegat, New Jersey, alerted me to a bizarre story involving Islamic cleaning rituals and a second-grade class at Cecil S. Collins School.
Yes, Islamic cleaning rituals.
The Asbury Park Press reports that a second-grader came home with a health and hygiene worksheet that included references to hijabs and thawbs – clothing worn by religious Muslims.
The worksheet also included a reference from the Koran: “Allah loves those who make themselves clean and pure.”
Journalist Amanda Oglesby first exposed this peculiar incident – interviewing parent Chris Sharpe.
“Everybody was up in arms,” he told the reporter.
So why is a public school in New Jersey teaching children about Islamic cleaning rituals?
Well, the Barnegat Township School District tells me it was all a great big mistake. A whopper of a mistake.
“This worksheet – which was neither carefully reviewed by the teacher nor approved by an administrator – contained a religious reference, in clear violation of district policy,” Supt. Karen Wood told me in a statement.
She blamed the incident on a “novice instructor” who “downloaded a worksheet from the online sharing site Pinterest and utilized it during a lesson.”
So the kids are being taught how to clean the hijabs by a novice?
“We recognize the significance of this error,” she added. “Our parents have been extremely supportive as we take measures necessary to ensure that this remains an isolated incident.”
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www.foxnews.com/opinion/2016/09/15/public-school-tells-second-graders-allah-loves-cleanliness.html?cmpid=NL_tadspth
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