Principal Robin Lowe of Friendswood Junior High in Houston, Texas allowed representatives from the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) to conduct a session in Islamic Training during Class time. CAIR allegedly has been linked to terror groups. Principal Robin Lowe arranged the Islamic training even after being told not to by her district’s superintendent, parents have told WorldNetDaily (WND).
The story developed when public school students at Friendswood Junior High in the Houston area were herded into an assembly scheduled by Principal Robin Lowe that suddenly replaced a scheduled physical education class, according to reports.
There, two women from the Houston division of CAIR instructed students that Adam, Noah and Jesus are prophets, announced “there is one god, his name is Allah,” taught the five pillars of Islam, told students how to pray five times a day, and instructed in Islamic religious rules.
Pastor Dave Welch, Executive Director of the Houston Area Pastor Council, confirmed the indoctrination had taken place and called it “unacceptable.”
“The failure of the principal of Friendswood Junior High to respect simple procedures requiring parental notification for such a potentially controversial subject, to not only approve but participate personally in a religious indoctrination session led by representatives of a group with well-known links to terrorist organizations and her cavalier response when confronted, raises serious questions about her fitness to serve in that role,” the pastors’ organization said in a statement.
A parent, whose name was withheld, reported the presentation was 30 to 40 minutes long and handled by Muslims from CAIR, which, as WND has reported, is a spinoff of the defunct Islamic Association for Palestine, launched by Hamas leader Mousa Abu Marzook and former university professor Sami al-Arian, who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to provide services to Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
Is this the beginning of Islamic sensitivity training making its inroads in our American Christian culture? Should we allow (strangers) organizations linked to terror groups in our public schools to teach our kids?
I wonder if the Principal is a Muslim. Also, whatever happened to ‘Separation of Church and State” It works very well if a Christian organization comes to a school, they are barred, but Muslims are allowed. The same rules should be applied to any religious group.
No, the principal is not a Muslim, she is an Episcopalian. Also no, she is not “pro-Muslim” as this article so incorrectly states.
This principal is one of the best educators in the Houston area and should be applauded for bringing a much needed reality check to a community who has lost touch with its christian foundation. These kids will miss her leadership at their school, and the parents who complained will never know how much their children needed her guidance.