San Diego schools sued over Islam program

SAN DIEGO — Six parents have sued the San Diego school district, alleging that its anti-Islamophobia campaign favors Islam over other religions and grants special protections to Muslim students.

[...] pushback gradually spread in conservative media and on social networks, with many critics calling it an unwanted intrusion of Muslim beliefs and culture.

The San Diego Unified School District said it does not comment on pending litigation but district officials have vigorously defended the plan in recent weeks, saying bullying of Muslim students was pervasive and vastly underreported.

Hanif Mohebi, executive director of Council on American-Islamic Relations’ San Diego chapter, said the lawsuit “seems to be an attempt to have the courts enforce growing Islamophobia in our state and nation, and to strip away much-needed protection for Muslim students.”