Religious persecution, not lessons in tolerance and diversity, should spark outrage

News Type: Opinion — Seeded on Sat Jun 7, 2008 4:42 AM EDT

Article Source: The Houston Chronicle

us-news, islam, texas, houston, friendswood, robin-lowe, trish-hanks

Friendswood Junior High School Principal Robin Lowe, upon being told that a Muslim student had been harassed and possibly assaulted because of his religion, allowed representatives from a Muslim organization to make a presentation to an assembly of students. After parents bitterly complained, Friendswood Superintendent Trish Hanks reassigned Lowe.

One of these two dedicated administrators made a mistake, but it wasn't Lowe, who reasonably applied education and sensitivity as antidotes to prejudice and violence.

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Groups: Left of Center, Texvine community
Regions: Houston

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