Volusia schools to keep using history book (has Pro-Islamic worldview)

[The Straight Story]

A Central Florida school board has decided to keep a world history textbook that some parents wanted pulled from classes because they say it offers a pro-Islamic worldview.

The board made its decision Monday after hearing four hours of public comment.

The Daytona Beach News-Journal reports the board didn't take a formal vote after hearing from some 80 speakers. Only board member Linda Costello pushed for a more thorough review.

School board Chairwoman Diane Smith gave the book a vote of confidence and members Candace Lankford, Stan Schmidt and Ida Wright agreed it should remain in classrooms.

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/meeting-held-to-discuss-controversial-islam-textbook-continues-in-volusia/-/1637132/23035930/-/tne30cz/-/index.html

[Drale]

1. "Pro-Islamic" to these parents means

it doesn't refer to all brown people as terrorists and someone to be afraid of.

[el_bryanto]

2. Does it have an actual pro islamic world view or does it simply fail to adequately explain

how evil Islam is (in the mindset of those people complaining)?

Bryant