Va. Students Given Islamic Indoctrination

Greenville, Virginia’s Riverheads High School… Classroom teacher, Cheri Laporte, asked students to practice “calligraphy” by copying the Muslim statement of faith, also known as the shahada, which translates as: “There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah.” Recitation of the shahada is a fundamental step in conversion to Islam. … students were not informed of the translation or of the specific meaning… female students were invited to don Muslim apparel and subsequently were photographed in costume by the teacher.… Teacher Laporte was aware of the translation of the text assigned and was unapologetic… previously had circulated a Koran in the classroom, but had intentionally declined to make a Bible available…