(KING) An Islamic civil liberties group called on Seattle Public Schools to apologize for what the organization called “inappropriate” remarks in a letter sent to parents on Tuesday.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations Washington says when the district announced the year’s state testing schedule in an email to Thurgood Marshall Elementary School parents, which coincides with the religious holiday Ramadan, it suggested parents allow children to eat on testing days and make sure their students get sufficient sleep.
“If they are committed to making education equally accessible to all then they need to be committed to honoring diverse religious practices in the community,” CAIR-WA executive director Masih Fouladi said in a statement.
