In Friendswood, Texas, near Houston, Friendswood Junior High School principal Robin Lowe has been moved out of her job into another position because of a school assembly at which 7th and 8th graders heard a presentation about Islam from two representatives of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. Today's Houston Chronicle reports that the PowerPoint presentation titled "Islam: Respecting Diversity," discussed the size of the Muslim population, the basic tenets of the religion and the dating customs. CAIR asked to present it after a complaint from the father of a student that his son was physically attacked because he was a Muslim. However, apparently the district superintendent had given permission to have only the staff, not students, attend the presentation. Friendswood Superintendent Trish Hanks sent a memo to parents and community members saying: "It is obvious now that a misunderstanding occurred between two very competent and dedicated administrators." In her letter, Hanks described Friendswood as "a faith-based community" and apologized to parents, saying her main concern was not the content of the presentation, "but with the fact that a group had an audience with our students without consent from parents or this administration."
UPDATE: Here (via the Houston Chronicle) is the PowerPoint presentation used for the assembly. [Thanks to Blog from the Capital for the lead.]
