Stephanie Lundquist-Arora | July 22, 2024
(Washington Examiner) — This week, at Fairfax County, Virginia’s school board meeting, the Muslim community made a stand against gender ideology and sexually explicit materials in public schools.
Thoraia Hussein, a mother of six children who attend the district’s public schools, spoke at the dais to school board members in front of an unusually packed auditorium. Among the crowd were about 75 Muslims who came to support Hussein in her testimony. She said, “I am here on the behalf of my community, Muslim and interfaith, as a concerned parent.”
Hussein objects to gender ideology instruction in public schools and the controversial pilot program that Michelle Reid, the district’s superintendent, is implementing in 14 elementary schools next year. During her testimony, Hussein cited the survey data that was completely ignored by the district’s leadership, which showed community members’ objections to the sex-combined pilot program and gender identity instruction in schools.
Hussein reminded the school board members of our constitutional rights. “According to the First Amendment,” she explained, “you may have personal beliefs, but you may not impose them on others.”
And without a doubt, the district’s leaders are imposing their views on our children in violation of the First Amendment. Aside from their obsession with teaching elementary school children about so-called gender identities, they are mandating the use of preferred pronouns under the penalty of suspension.