你聽說過一份作業就導致全縣停課嗎？

(2015-12-20)

面對近期頻發的恐怖襲擊，各國都提高警惕，以確保安全無虞。不過，你聽說過一份作業就導致全縣停課嗎？

近日，美國維吉尼亞州奧古斯塔縣（Augusta）一所學校內，教師一份有關伊斯蘭教的作業惹家長反彈，當地教育官員最終為「安全起見」，讓全縣學校停課一天，以避免任何可能發生的危險。

這份作業源自斯湯頓（Staunton）一家名為Riverheads High School的高中，該校地理課正介紹全球主要宗教，這份有關伊斯蘭教的作業，要求學生臨摹阿拉拍書法，寫出伊斯蘭信仰依據「清真言（shahada）」，此短語的意思為「萬物非主，唯有真主；穆罕默德，是主使者」。

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這份作業隨即惹來不少家長反彈，部分人直指，有關作業企圖將他們的孩子引向伊斯蘭教。該校不停收到電話及郵件查詢，部分更要求解僱有關科目的教師拉波特（Cheryl LaPorte）。當地周二更有約2.4萬人聚集表達不滿，特別是針對拉波特。

不過拉波特曾表示，她並非作業的設計者，這是從坊間有關全球宗教的教材中選取的。

該校隸屬奧古斯塔縣校區，之後刪除課程中有關清真言的教導，並表示將來會用另一組阿拉伯語書法代替，無意把任何人導向任何宗教。

但家長似乎仍不滿意，校區官員一周內一直接到對學校安全表達關注的電話，教區其後宣布，雖然目前沒對學生帶來明確威脅，但學校及學校辦公室，會在2015年12月18日關閉一天。

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Parents Outraged After Students Are Given Arabic-Themed Assignment. It’s the Translation That Has Them Infuriated.

A Virginia school district is reportedly defending an assignment in which public school students were instructed to practice calligraphy by reproducing the shahada — the First Pillar of Islam — which states, 「There is no god but Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah.」

Angry parents claim that students at Riverheads High School in Augusta County–Greenville, Virginia, weren』t given the translation of the calligraphy assignment, which was in Arabic and was handed out during a world geography class.

But officials with Augusta County Public Schools have said that there was no attempt to indoctrinate children, as some critics have charged.

Consider parent Kimberly Herndon, who organized a forum on Monday at Good News Ministries church in Greenville, Virginia, that saw around 100 people show up to discuss the issue. Herndon unleashed a strong rebuke against the school assignment, the News Leader reported.

「That’s why we need to join together. If my truth can not be spoken in schools, I don』t want false doctrine spoken in schools. That’s what keeps it even across the board,」 she said, taking specific aim at the teacher. 」She gave up the Lord’s time. She gave it up and gave it to Muhammad.」

Others agreed that similar assignments surrounding the Bible would have not been permitted, and questioned why a Muslim-themed assignment was allowed. The district, though, has attempted to temper these criticisms.

「Neither these lessons, nor any other lesson in the world geography course, are an attempt at indoctrination to Islam or any other religion, or a request for students to renounce their own faith or profess any belief,」 the district told conservative commentator Todd Starnes.

Officials continued, 「The statement presented as an example of the calligraphy was not translated for students, nor were students asked to translate it, recite it or otherwise adopt or pronounce it as a personal belief.」

Female students were also invited to try on a headscarf during a discussion about the modest garbs that Muslim women often wear — another point of contention that frustrated parents, according to Starnes.

And students were reportedly also shown copies of the Koran as well, though the News Leader reported that the assignment is within acceptable standards for the Virginia Standards of Learning when it comes to exploring monotheistic religions.

The situation first made headlines after some students refused to take part in the assignment and parents subsequently caught wind of it. Some families are reportedly so angry that they will not permit their kids to complete the course with the teacher in question.

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