Chicago School District Under Fire for Giving Preferential Treatment to Muslim Students.....

I commend these parents for holding the principal accountable for his pathetic display of dhimminess....

TINLEY PARK, Ill., May 7 (UPI) -- A suburban Chicago school district has put cultural diversity on its meeting agenda after a complaint that Muslim students received preferential treatment.

The principal at Prairie View Middle School allowed a group of Muslim students to have a separate lunch table to accommodate religious observances during the month of Ramadan, but rejected a similar request by Catholic students for Lent, The Chicago Daily Southtown reported Wednesday.

"It's not just about the table," said Jennifer Cimaglia, a Tinley Park mother of three. "It appears that there is preferential treatment for Muslim students."

Principal Joe Martin said he never intended to set a double standard for students, particularly along religious lines. Rather, Martin said he rejected the request of Catholic students because they failed to make it before the Lenten season began.

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"It appears that there is preferential treatment for Muslim students."

Welcome to the future