Censorship in a Texas School

[Boxlicker101]

One is plenty but if I understood properly it's relatively new and went through years of talks.

According to this: BETTY ANN BOWSER: Similar scenes played out every day in public schools all over California because the state is one of the few that requires religion be taught as part of the curriculum. Now the federal government has opened the door for other states to follow. In December, for the first time, the Department of Education sent new guidelines for teaching religion to every public school in the country. The guidelines came after years of talks between religious and educational organizations with differing points of view, but all 21 of those groups now have signed off. ] it's allover CA, but it is rather new.

 

[Busybody]

tate Investigation Launched After Students Dress in Burqas
Top Stories

By Todd Starnes

A Texas lawmaker is launching an investigation after a teacher reportedly invited female students to dress up in Islamic garb and then told her classroom they should call Muslim terrorists – freedom fighters.
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State Sen. Dan Patrick, chairman of the senate education committee, told Fox News he is very disturbed by the photograph as well as reports that students were exposed to a story that blamed Egypt’s turmoil on democracy – rather than the Muslim Brotherhood.

“Parents are very sensitive to any issue that seems to be anti-American – that blames democracy for some sort of trouble in the world,” he said.

A Texas mom became outraged after she discovered a Facebook photo of her child wearing Islamic garb.
A Texas mom became outraged after she discovered a Facebook photo of her child wearing Islamic garb.

The lesson on Islam was taught in a world geography class at Lumberton High School. The teacher brought burqas and other Islamic clothing for the female students to wear. They were also assigned to write an essay based on a Washington Post story that blamed Egypt’s troubles on democracy – instead of the Muslim Brotherhood.



“I am outraged,” one of the parents, who asked not to be identified, told Fox News. “I felt my blood pressure go through my head.”

The parent said she was not aware of the lesson until she discovered a photograph of her 14-year-old daughter wearing a burqa on Facebook.

“As parents we should have been made aware this and I felt like the line had been crossed,” she told Fox News. “Christian kids who want to pray have to do it outside of school hours – yet Islam is being taught to our kids during school hours.”

Sen. Patrick said he understands why the parents are upset.

“Could you imagine if someone asked a Muslim student to dress up as a priest,” the senator asked. “The parents of a Muslim student might be rather upset about that.”

The young girl’s father wondered why the teacher was giving children lessons about Islam in a geography class.

“She went from learning about Mexico to learning about Russia to learning about Islam,” he said. “Islam is not a country. Islam is not a continent.”

READ: TEXAS LAWMAKERS BLAST ANTI-AMERICAN, ANTI-CHRISTIAN CURRICULUM

The parents said they confronted their daughter and told her to explain exactly what she had been taught.

“They were asked about their perception of Islam,” she said. “Most of the class said they thought about terrorism. And her response was, ‘we’re going to change the way we perceive Islam.’”

The teacher reportedly told the students that she did not necessarily agree with the lessons –but she was required to teach the material.

The Lumberton Independent School District released a statement to Fox News defending the class.

“The lesson that was offered focused on exposing students to world cultures, religions, customs and belief systems,” the statement read. “The lesson is not teaching a specific religion, and the students volunteered to wear the clothing.”

The school district said Judaism and Christianity were also part of the lesson. However, the parents said Christianity was not discussed in the classroom.

“The Christian perspective was not taught,” she said. “They went in-depth into Islam and I’m not comfortable with it.”

The district said the photograph does not reflect the entire aspect of the lesson.

“The lesson encompassed diversity education so students receive a firm understanding of our world and why people are motivated differently,” the statement read.

The parents said they immediately contacted the principal of the high school who defended the program and said it was required under CSCOPE – a controversial electronic curriculum system that provides online lesson plans for teachers.

“The principal told me it was world geography and they have to learn this stuff,” she said.

However, the school district said the lesson taught at the high school was not part of written CSCOPE lesson.

“This is the normal answer from every school using CSCOPE,” said Janice VanCleave, a vocal critic of the program and the founder of Texas CSCOPE Review. “They are definitely promoting the Islamic religion.”

VanCleave said the trouble is that teachers are not giving students the full story.

“They are not telling students how these young women are treated in this religion,” she told Fox News. “In the Islamic countries women are not treated well at all.”

Last month, evidence was presented at a state hearing showing that CSCOPE offered a number of lessons about Islam.

One particular lesson instructed teachers to provide classroom readings of selected texts from the Koran.

Students were also taught that Allah is God.

CSCOPE offered no comparable lessons on Christianity or Judaism, VanCleave told Fox News.

“I do think CSCOPE promotes the Islamic religion,” she said. “I don’t think it’s right to be proselytizing the Islamic religion in our schools.”

Patrick said every time they’ve asked CSCOPE leaders about the lessons on Islam, lawmakers were told “those were old lessons.”

“In this particular case – there’s a photograph and there’s a letter from the school district and there’s another companion lesson,” he said. “You start adding these issues up and it puts CSCOPE under the microscope more.”

 

[Busybody]

Mich State U didn't show AMERICA SNIPER cause some MUSLIMS were upset

FUCK EM ALL

TIME TO TELL THE TRUTH!

STOP THE MADNESS

KILL EM ALL, ALONG WITH THE ECHO LYTES......many on this board

ENOUGH!

 

[Boxlicker101]

tate Investigation Launched After Students Dress in Burqas
Top Stories

By Todd Starnes

A Texas lawmaker is launching an investigation after a teacher reportedly invited female students to dress up in Islamic garb and then told her classroom they should call Muslim terrorists – freedom fighters.
!

State Sen. Dan Patrick, chairman of the senate education committee, told Fox News he is very disturbed by the photograph as well as reports that students were exposed to a story that blamed Egypt’s turmoil on democracy – rather than the Muslim Brotherhood.

“Parents are very sensitive to any issue that seems to be anti-American – that blames democracy for some sort of trouble in the world,” he said.

A Texas mom became outraged after she discovered a Facebook photo of her child wearing Islamic garb.
A Texas mom became outraged after she discovered a Facebook photo of her child wearing Islamic garb.

The lesson on Islam was taught in a world geography class at Lumberton High School. The teacher brought burqas and other Islamic clothing for the female students to wear. They were also assigned to write an essay based on a Washington Post story that blamed Egypt’s troubles on democracy – instead of the Muslim Brotherhood.



“I am outraged,” one of the parents, who asked not to be identified, told Fox News. “I felt my blood pressure go through my head.”

The parent said she was not aware of the lesson until she discovered a photograph of her 14-year-old daughter wearing a burqa on Facebook.

“As parents we should have been made aware this and I felt like the line had been crossed,” she told Fox News. “Christian kids who want to pray have to do it outside of school hours – yet Islam is being taught to our kids during school hours.”

Sen. Patrick said he understands why the parents are upset.

“Could you imagine if someone asked a Muslim student to dress up as a priest,” the senator asked. “The parents of a Muslim student might be rather upset about that.”

The young girl’s father wondered why the teacher was giving children lessons about Islam in a geography class.

“She went from learning about Mexico to learning about Russia to learning about Islam,” he said. “Islam is not a country. Islam is not a continent.”

READ: TEXAS LAWMAKERS BLAST ANTI-AMERICAN, ANTI-CHRISTIAN CURRICULUM

The parents said they confronted their daughter and told her to explain exactly what she had been taught.

“They were asked about their perception of Islam,” she said. “Most of the class said they thought about terrorism. And her response was, ‘we’re going to change the way we perceive Islam.’”

The teacher reportedly told the students that she did not necessarily agree with the lessons –but she was required to teach the material.

The Lumberton Independent School District released a statement to Fox News defending the class.

“The lesson that was offered focused on exposing students to world cultures, religions, customs and belief systems,” the statement read. “The lesson is not teaching a specific religion, and the students volunteered to wear the clothing.”

The school district said Judaism and Christianity were also part of the lesson. However, the parents said Christianity was not discussed in the classroom.

“The Christian perspective was not taught,” she said. “They went in-depth into Islam and I’m not comfortable with it.”

The district said the photograph does not reflect the entire aspect of the lesson.

“The lesson encompassed diversity education so students receive a firm understanding of our world and why people are motivated differently,” the statement read.

The parents said they immediately contacted the principal of the high school who defended the program and said it was required under CSCOPE – a controversial electronic curriculum system that provides online lesson plans for teachers.

“The principal told me it was world geography and they have to learn this stuff,” she said.

However, the school district said the lesson taught at the high school was not part of written CSCOPE lesson.

“This is the normal answer from every school using CSCOPE,” said Janice VanCleave, a vocal critic of the program and the founder of Texas CSCOPE Review. “They are definitely promoting the Islamic religion.”

VanCleave said the trouble is that teachers are not giving students the full story.

“They are not telling students how these young women are treated in this religion,” she told Fox News. “In the Islamic countries women are not treated well at all.”

Last month, evidence was presented at a state hearing showing that CSCOPE offered a number of lessons about Islam.

One particular lesson instructed teachers to provide classroom readings of selected texts from the Koran.

Students were also taught that Allah is God.

CSCOPE offered no comparable lessons on Christianity or Judaism, VanCleave told Fox News.

“I do think CSCOPE promotes the Islamic religion,” she said. “I don’t think it’s right to be proselytizing the Islamic religion in our schools.”

Patrick said every time they’ve asked CSCOPE leaders about the lessons on Islam, lawmakers were told “those were old lessons.”

“In this particular case – there’s a photograph and there’s a letter from the school district and there’s another companion lesson,” he said. “You start adding these issues up and it puts CSCOPE under the microscope more.”

Maybe the teacher in the OP wanted to somewhat counter the crap that this CSCOPE is putting forth.

 

[RjThoughts]

Maybe the teacher in the OP wanted to somewhat counter the crap that this CSCOPE if putting forth.

Wow, and no one lifts a fucking finger when whites where "red face" as school mascots.

White Christians are a little sensitive.

 

[Boxlicker101]

Wow, and no one lifts a fucking finger when whites where "red face" as school mascots.

White Christians are a little sensitive.

What is sensitive about wanting children to be taught the truth in school, rather than a lot of untruths and half-truths.

People attend athletic events with their faces painted all kinds of colors.

 

[BotanyBoy]

What is sensitive about wanting children to be taught the truth in school, rather than a lot of untruths and half-truths.

People attend athletic events with their faces painted all kinds of colors.

Clarify....what truth is it that you think should be taught in school? What untruths and half truths do you think are being taught?

Not that I expect you to be able to actually do that....

 

[RjThoughts]

What is sensitive about wanting children to be taught the truth in school, rather than a lot of untruths and half-truths.

People attend athletic events with their faces painted all kinds of colors.

You say you want truth being taught. So let American History teachers tell the truth about the Native genocide! Custer's last stand was a major FUCK UP by the general, not an Indian massacre!

The US Constitution was based on the Iroquois Confederacy! Bet a lot of schools won't even allow the subject to touched on. Hell, my own high school had a shit fit when I stated that fact.

And as for athletic events...Natives are NOT mascots, I am not a mascot. You're insensitivity is showing!

People wearing "red face" to be "Indians" is akin to wearing "black face."

 

[BotanyBoy]

You say you want truth being taught.

He can't even tell you what he's talking about...ask that fuckin' bitch and I bet he folds into his iggy bunker/RWCJ just like he always does when pressed to support his lies and bullshit.

 

[SgtSpiderMan]

Not so. Comparative religion classes are quite common in public schools.

This was in an economics class.

 

[Boxlicker101]

Clarify....what truth is it that you think should be taught in school? What untruths and half truths do you think are being taught?

Not that I expect you to be able to actually do that....

I have never been to the school in question so I know nothing about the curriculum. However, the fact that this Ec. teacher decided to distribute a pamphlet detailing the bloodthirstiness and perfidy of Islam leads me to believe there are untruths and half-truths being taught. For example, the school might be describing Islam as a religion of peace.

 

[Boxlicker101]

You say you want truth being taught. So let American History teachers tell the truth about the Native genocide! Custer's last stand was a major FUCK UP by the general, not an Indian massacre!

The US Constitution was based on the Iroquois Confederacy! Bet a lot of schools won't even allow the subject to touched on. Hell, my own high school had a shit fit when I stated that fact.

I have no disagreement with any of that. By high school, at least, students should be taught the truth in all matters including what you are describing, as well as the Turkish genocide against Armenians and the Muslim genocide everywhere they conquered, especially against Hindus.

ETA: Custer was a Lt. Col. when he died, not a general.

And as for athletic events...Natives are NOT mascots, I am not a mascot. You're insensitivity is showing!

People wearing "red face" to be "Indians" is akin to wearing "black face."

Mascots are usually animals. I don't recall ever seeing a Native American as a mascot, although I have seen a pugnacious Irish caricature and Vikings and other ethnicities. College teams who use Indian names usually get clearance from the specific tribal council before doing so. I don't know if Notre Dame has ever asked anybody's permission.

 

[Sean Renaud]

I have never been to the school in question so I know nothing about the curriculum. However, the fact that this Ec. teacher decided to distribute a pamphlet detailing the bloodthirstiness and perfidy of Islam leads me to believe there are untruths and half-truths being taught. For example, the school might be describing Islam as a religion of peace.

That is how they should be described.

-snip-

Mascots are usually animals. I don't recall ever seeing a Native American as a mascot, although I have seen a pugnacious Irish caricature and Vikings and other ethnicities. College teams who use Indian names usually get clearance from the specific tribal council before doing so. I don't know if Notre Dame has ever asked anybody's permission.

You're fucking joking right?

 

[ishtat]

I know nothing

Out of context for sure Box, but it pretty much covers most all of your comments.

 

[BotanyBoy]

I have never been to the school in question so I know nothing about the curriculum. However, the fact that this Ec. teacher decided to distribute a pamphlet detailing the bloodthirstiness and perfidy of Islam leads me to believe there are untruths and half-truths being taught. For example, the school might be describing Islam as a religion of peace.

Ahhh....so there is no real "truth" being discussed by you other than your own "truth" and you partisan assumptions about others based upon that "truth" that isn't really anything but an opinion.


Good job Box, FOX has taught you well over the years.

 

[BotanyBoy]

That is how they should be described.

Not working for box here but that's not how ANY religion should be described because it's a point blank fuckin' LIE for all of them. They ALL talk a LOT about peace and love.....then they go out to kill the sub human savages/infidels/heretics etc etc etc. in the name of their oh so loving and peaceful god(s)....all of them.

"Religion of Peace" absolutely could not be a more self contradicting oxymoronic term/phrase. That's like saying "socially responsible tea party member." it's fuckin' laughable.

 

[Sean Renaud]

The Religion of PEace is one of their names. It's like not teaching kids Dwyane Johnson and The Rock are the same guy and instead letting them grow up thinking they are evil twins of each other.

 

[Boxlicker101]

That is how they should be described.

Did you ever hear of this group of Muslims called ISIS or ISIL or IS? Did you ever hear of Boko Haram?

You're fucking joking right?

Joking about what?

 

[Boxlicker101]

Ahhh....so there is no real "truth" being discussed by you other than your own "truth" and you partisan assumptions about others based upon that "truth" that isn't really anything but an opinion.


Good job Box, FOX has taught you well over the years.

I do know the info on the pamphlet in question in question is essentially true.

 

[Sean Renaud]

Did you ever hear of this group of Muslims called ISIS or ISIL or IS? Did you ever hear of Boko Haram?

Has nothing to do with anything.

Joking about what?

That you can't name Native American mascots and teams right off the top of your head.

 

[BotanyBoy]

The Religion of PEace is one of their names. It's like not teaching kids Dwyane Johnson and The Rock are the same guy and instead letting them grow up thinking they are evil twins of each other.

As long as we make sure to point out that "The Rock" is the bullshit stage name...from make believe time.

I do know the info on the pamphlet in question in question is essentially true.

Ok....doesn't have a fucking thing to do with "truth" (your opinion) needing to be taught at a school which is teaching 'half and untruths' (your wild unsubstantiated accusations).

But for god's sake don't let that stop you from trying to make it so and avoid personal responsibility for trying to peddle your opinion and accusations as "truth" and "untruth" like a total fraud.

Did you ever hear of this group of Muslims called ISIS or ISIL or IS? Did you ever hear of Boko Haram?

Only because RW scaredy cats freak out about them and what they are doing on a daily basis to try and rally the war (welfare) machine for the right wing.

Otherwise a bunch of morons with small arms in the desert 14,000 miles away is a relative non issue for us here in the US. I say relative because in the real world it doesn't mean fuck all for anyone here...but man nothing gets the RW's panties in a bunch like what the A-rabz on the other side of the planet get up to. They turn into a bunch of foaming at the mouth huge gubbmint supporters with no limits spending.

 

[Sean Renaud]

You know just like Tom Cruise by bullshit stage name you mean legal enough to get IDs, write and receive checks as. It's not like Bot Boy to whatever your real name is or Sean is to me, Sean can't get checks. The Rock CAN.

 

[BotanyBoy]

You know just like Tom Cruise by bullshit stage name you mean legal enough to get IDs, write and receive checks as. It's not like Bot Boy to whatever your real name is or Sean is to me, Sean can't get checks. The Rock CAN.

http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/064/436/AMERICA_FUCK_YEAH.jpg

 

[Boxlicker101]

Has nothing to do with anything.

That you can't name Native American mascots and teams right off the top of your head.

I can name teams, but I don't remember seeing any mascots dressed as American Indians, which is what I said.

 

[Sean Renaud]

I can name teams, but I don't remember seeing any mascots dressed as American Indians, which is what I said.

Even that's hard to buy but fair enough. You did say that specifically. Not really sure how being painted on the side of a helmet is better but I will admit you did use specific wording.