For a little perspective. Lumberton is about 10 miles south of Kountze where the students had to sue the school district to exhibit religious sayings at a high school football game. No Christianity - Yes Muslim....
Imagine browsing Facebook one day and discovered a photograph of your 14-year-old daughter wearing a burqa – at school.
That’s exactly what happened to a parent in Lumberton, Tex. She asked me not to disclose her identity because she fears for her daughter’s safety.
Her daughter’s world geography class was supposed to be learning about the continents. Instead, they were given a tutorial in Islam – complete with authentic Muslim garments. Some of the young ladies were photographed – and the image has now gone viral.
The students were told the purpose of the class was to change their perceptions of...
If you are asserting that the Kountze school district was sued to allow banners with religious Muslim sayings, I believe you are in serious error with that post. That would again be seriously false and misleading as this column was.
There was a lawsuit filed, but it was to allow banners with Christian sayings, not Muslim. You may be confusing the fact that Kountze was the first town in America to have a Muslim mayor. A black American mayor who happen to be of the Muslim faith.
After consulting with lawyers, Mr. Weldon banned the district’s cheerleaders from putting Bible verses on the banners they hoist at the beginning of football games, out of concern that the signs were unlawful and amounted to school-sanctioned religious expression. A group of cheerleaders and their parents sued Mr. Weldon and the district...."
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/22/us/in-texas-a-legal-battle-over-biblical-banners.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
Literally 20 miles apart. Neighboring cities.