NYC Arabic Public School to Open In September

1010 WINS ^ | February 13, 2007 | 1010 WINS

[LurkedLongEnough]

NEW YORK -- New York City will get its first public school dedicated to Arabic language and culture in September.

Officials say that half of its classes will eventually be taught in Arabic.

The Khalil Gibran International Academy is among 40 new schools that the Department of Education is opening next academic year.

School officials say they are eager to recruit New Yorkers from a diverse background to the school -- not just those with Arabic backgrounds.

The school is named after a Lebanese poet and philosopher. It will eventually serve 500 to 600 students, all of them sixth graders.

[mewzilla]

Upstate needs its own state. STAT.

[Tanniker Smith]

School officials say they are eager to recruit New Yorkers from a diverse background to the school -- not just those with Arabic backgrounds.

But will they go unless they are forced to?

[theDentist]

Let me guess: "Belt Making 101" is expected to be a full class.

[nmh]

WHAT?

A PUBLIC school for jihadists?

Sigh, rolling my eyes in disbelief.

[freedomfiter2]

Upstate needs its own state. STAT.

You have my sympathies.

[BnBlFlag]

When are they going to start a "White" Publik skool?

[Old_Mil]

Congratulations to the Department of Education. Our tax dollars being used for bilingual education...in Arabic. And some would like to promote the former mayor of this place to President.

[xcamel]

"Many Mullah Middle Scool" ?"
"Blowumup High" ??

[WV Mountain Mama]

Let me guess, it is a male only school...

I'd be interested to know what their chemistry lab curriculum is.

[PGalt]

Thanks for posting. Jihad continues. We will pay for the madrass.

[darkwing104]

I understand that "The Khalil Gibran Bomb Making and beheading Academy" was initially disapproved. I bet Barrack will be an honorary alumnus.

[RexBeach]

New York City declines into a new ring in Hell.

These people are nuts.

When are they going to start the first Italian school? Ah, let's see, how about Enrico Fermi Middle School?

Now THAT would make some sense.

[Jeffrey_D.]

This is so beyond B.S. that it leaves me speechless :-(((

[mort56]

Have you ever asked yourself why "professional educators" are always appeasing those who would Balkanize our society instead of supporting ideas and policies that would strengthen our common bonds?

[GeorgiaDawg32]

School officials say they are eager to recruit New Yorkers from a diverse background to the school -- not just those with Arabic backgrounds.

so as schools are now putting halal prepared meat on the lunch menu so as not to offend muzzies, so the muzzies will have NON-halal meat on the menu for non-arabic students (all in the interest of diversity and tolerance)..right?? right??

[mewzilla]

You have my sympathies.

Thank you. What I need is the universe's largest recip saw. I'd cut off NYC from its moorings and float it out into the Atlantic.

[WV Mountain Mama]

Allah Fubar High School

Medieval High

Fatwa High

They probably have the following classes: Better Burka Building, Honor Killing 101, Photoshopping a mob to look angry

[joylyn]

On the other hand, it will be a great place for the anti-terror squad of the NYPD to recruit informants. If we're going to fight Islamofascism we need some Americans who speak and read Arabic. The choice of the name hardly suggests that this is going to be a pro-jihad institution. (And you can be sure it will be closely watched by lots of people to make sure it isn't.)

[Rummyfan]

Just who the hell had this idea? And how did they get the money to pay for it? It is madness! If Bloomberg had any sense - an iffy proposition I know - he'd step in and stop this!