Parents Lash Out at Schools Bowing to Muslim Pressure

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OAK LAWN, Ill. A southwest suburban school district has taken action, responding to the concerns of a Muslim parent.But now, as CBS 2’s Suzanne Le Mignot reports, other parents are angry that traditional school holidays will be renamed or even eliminated.“That does not represent all the Muslims, all of the Arabs at that school,” [...]

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[dvdguy]

Way to go guys, great way to celebrate diversity. Pretend it doesnt exist.

[Jeff Westover]

Amazing, isn't it? Why is it we're sensitive to everyone except the...shrinking majority?

[dvdguy]

what kills me is that half the time the complaint is they just want to be included. Alot of them are upset when things are eliminated. Its not what they asked for.

[Billy Battles]

what kills me is that half the time the complaint is they just want to be included. Alot of them are upset when things are eliminated. Its not what they asked for.

This is the truth They just want their own Celebration, they are not asking for others to give up their own. However Schools and places like that are just figuring it is easier just to cut everything than try.

[Jeff Westover]

I don't think it is that simple. Schools have a great opportunity to teach with their actions and they fail nearly every time to grasp that opportunity. These debates are healthy and important but schools are more interested in just shutting down the debate rather than truly investigating the right thing to do.

I think this school board this time got it right though -- they reversed the decision to cancel Halloween and Christmas and just added Ramadan instead. That's what they should have done in the first place.