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Indian River (DE) School District Faces New Charges-- Now By Muslim Family

By Howard Friedman

The Indian River, Delaware School District which has just settled a long-running lawsuit brought by two Jewish families over religion in the schools (see prior posting) is now facing charges that a teacher made anti-Muslim statements in class. Saturday's Salsbury (MD) Daily Times reports that a Muslim family has accused a fifth-grade Lord Baltimore Elementary School teacher of telling her class that Barack Obama is a Muslim, that he does not swear on the Bible or recite the Pledge of Allegiance, and that he "believes in different things and is scary". The allegations come in a letter from two sisters, who say that they have experienced other anti-Muslim prejudice in the school system as well. School Board president Charles Bireley said that an inquiry into the matter is under way.

Full post as published by Religion Clause on March 08, 2008 (boomark / email).