(Delaware News Journal) A Muslim school in Wilmington is suing the city, the mayor and the parks director following incidents in which students were asked to exit a public pool because they were wearing cotton.
The Darul Amaanah Academy, its principal and four parents say seven children, ages 5 to 12, were harassed and discriminated against by city staff because of their religion, according to the complaint filed in Chancery Court on Wednesday.
“As a result of their treatment at Foster Brown (pool), many of the children have come home in tears, shattered by their treatment by city employees and questioning whether their Islamic faith makes them unwelcomed and unwanted,” the lawsuit complaint states.
