NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Several Tennessee school districts haven’t complied with an open records request pertaining to Islam curriculum.
Local media outlets report the American Center for Law & Justice made the request to all 146 school districts for information on what students are learning about Islam and how it’s being taught after concerned parents contacted them. The group advocates and litigates freedom of religion and free speech issues.
Metro Nashville, Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties are among districts that haven’t complied with the request.
Attorney Chuck Cagle, whose Nashville firm represents about 70 state school systems, said the reason for the denials is because the ACLJ isn’t a Tennessee resident, and therefore, not qualified to receive the records.
ACLJ spokeswoman CeCe Heil told The Tennessean newspaper that the group’s records requests are valid.
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