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Trotter, Andrew – Education Week, 2007
This article reports on two Mideast-themed schools which have attracted fierce controversy amplified in the news media and the blogosphere. A new public school with a focus on Arabic language and culture is set to open in New York City this week, after being assailed for months by opponents who claim it will be a taxpayer-funded Islamic school…
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, News Media, Charter Schools, Semitic Languages
Zirkel, Perry A. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2000
Regarding Catholic parents' suit against a suburban New York district for promoting occult activities, a federal court ruled in May 1999 that parents had failed to prove existence of the so- called Bedford program. This Solomon-like ruling also rejected First Amendment religious claims and 14th Amendment privacy claims. (MLH)
Descriptors: Catholics, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Court Litigation, Elementary Education