ACLU to sue Twin Cities charter school that caters to Muslims

Star Tribune ^ | 1/21/09 | Randy Furst and Sarah Lemagie

[Seven Minute Maniac]

The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota said it will file suit today against a publicly funded charter school, alleging that it is promoting the Muslim religion and that its directors are using a holding company to illegally funnel taxpayer dollars to a Muslim organization.

The suit was to be filed this afternoon in U.S. District Court against Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy, known as TIZA, and the Minnesota Department of Education, which the ACLU says is at fault for failing to uncover and stop the alleged transgressions. The suit names the department and Alice Seagren, the state education commissioner, as co-defendants.

The department investigated the Twin Cities school last year, and the school said it had taken corrective actions in response to concerns about the practicing of religion in the school. TIZA officials have previously said they are in compliance with federal and state regulations...

[Badeye]

Gee, put this in the ‘Things I never thought I would see in my life’ catagory....

[SouthTexas]

Pigs flying?

[DAC21]

Someone que the Hell Freezes over picture. The ACLU? who would have thunk it.!

[Elvina]

I am shocked that the ACLU is actually taking action against a religion other than Christianity.

[WellyP]

What’s the catch? It makes me very worried when I think the ACLU may be doing something correctly!

[wastedyears]

Gee, put this in the ‘Things I never thought I would see in my life’ catagory....

Ditto

[MississippiMan]

OH. MY. GOSH.

MM

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

And now for my Robert Byrd impersonation......

THUD

[wastedyears]

[farlander]

Wow. That’s gotta be a first. Allrighty then. Maybe there’s still hope left.

[HighlyOpinionated]

I would like think they made a promise that if a Black Man were ever POTUS they’d do something pro-American.

[Polybius]

The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota said it will file suit today against a publicly funded charter school, alleging that it is promoting the Muslim religion and that its directors are using a holding company to illegally funnel taxpayer dollars to a Muslim organization.

[TheKidster]

Great now I’m gonna get crap all over my car from all of the pigs flying overhead.

[Vigilanteman]

[freespirited]

well blow me down!

[RonF]

Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.

Except in the military ....

[SouthTexas]

Maybe there’s still hope left.

Don't go there....

[easternsky]

Got to be something behind this. Maybe so it opens the door to being actions against other charter schools.

[IYAS9YAS]

Cue The Twilight Zone theme...