Ethics

Muslim Charter School Forced to Make Changes

By Ed Brayton

The Islamic charter school in Minnesota that has gotten such controversy over the last few months has been ordered by the state to make some changes to their policies to avoid establishment clause violations. The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports:

Most of the school's operations follow state charter school law and federal guidelines on prayer in schools, but the department found two areas of concern, said Morgan Brown, an assistant commissioner with the department.

School director Asad Zaman said he takes the state's concerns seriously and will address them as soon as possible. He also took the report as vindication, saying: "I now have proof that this is not a religious school."

Full post as published by Dispatches from the Culture Wars on May 27, 2008 (boomark / email).