(Times of San Diego) A day after the Council on American-Islamic Relations won approval to host a talk by controversial Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan at a Torrey Ranch-area school, permission was revoked Thursday due to a schedule conflict.
The cancellation had nothing to do with a 420-word protest letter sent by the Freedom of Conscience Defense Fund, said a spokeswoman for the Poway Unified School District, the venue landlord.
“The superintendent didn’t even know about the letter,” said Christine Paik of the Poway district.
Approval of the Tlaib event Dec. 21 at Westview High School was made in error, she said.
Someone in the district facilities department wasn’t aware that the school’s 418-seat Performing Arts Center was due for scheduled maintenance that Saturday after a packed week of student events.
