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In reply to the discussion: "Wait, not that kind of school!" [View all]LeftInTX
(25,229 posts)14. Actually public money does go to Muslim schools
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%BClen_movement_schools
American charter schools founded and/or managed by Hizmet members
Gulen followers have been active in founding approximately 120 charter schools in 25 states. Although there is no formal networking of all the schools, collectively they form one of the largest collections of charter schools in America."[24]
There are many allegations about money-laundering, kickbacks, investigations, and raids concerning charter schools founded or operated by Gulen followers.[30][31]
The FBI has investigated Concept Schools, which operate 16 Horizon Science Academies across Ohio, on the suspicion that they illegally used taxpayer money to pay immigration and legal fees for people they never even employed, an Ohio ABC affiliate discovered. The FBI's suspicion was confirmed by state auditors. Concept Schools repaid the fees for their Cleveland and Toledo schools shortly before the ABC story broke, but it's unclear whether they have repaidor can repaythe fees for their other schools.[31] In December 2013, the FBI raided another Gülen-linked charter school, Kenilworth Science and Technology Charter School, located in Louisiana. The investigation, initially for tax-related purposes, led to the discovery of a business link between the school and Harmony Public Schools, another Gülen-linked charter school district based in Texas that makes up the state's largest charter operator.[32]
Two schools, located in Texas, have been accused of sending school fundswhich are supplied by the governmentto Gülen-inspired organizations. Last year, The New York Times reported that the some schools were funneling some $50 million in public funds to a network of Turkish construction companies, among them the Gülen-related Atlas Texas Construction and Trading. The schools had hired Atlas to do construction, the paper said, though other bidders claimed in lawsuits that they had submitted more economical bids. Folwell Dunbar, an official at the Louisiana Department of Education, has accused Atlas's vice president, Inci Akpinar, of offering him a $25,000 bribe to keep mum about troubling conditions at the Abramson Science and Technology School in New Orleans. Dunbar sent a memo to department colleagues, the Times-Picayune reported, noting that "Akpinar flattered him with 'a number of compliments' before getting to the point: 'I have twenty-five thousand dollars to fix this problem: twenty thousand for you and five for me.' " Abramson is operated by the Pelican Foundation, which is linked to the Gülen-inspired Cosmos Foundation in Texaswhich runs the two Texas schools.[31]
American charter schools founded and/or managed by Hizmet members
Gulen followers have been active in founding approximately 120 charter schools in 25 states. Although there is no formal networking of all the schools, collectively they form one of the largest collections of charter schools in America."[24]
There are many allegations about money-laundering, kickbacks, investigations, and raids concerning charter schools founded or operated by Gulen followers.[30][31]
The FBI has investigated Concept Schools, which operate 16 Horizon Science Academies across Ohio, on the suspicion that they illegally used taxpayer money to pay immigration and legal fees for people they never even employed, an Ohio ABC affiliate discovered. The FBI's suspicion was confirmed by state auditors. Concept Schools repaid the fees for their Cleveland and Toledo schools shortly before the ABC story broke, but it's unclear whether they have repaidor can repaythe fees for their other schools.[31] In December 2013, the FBI raided another Gülen-linked charter school, Kenilworth Science and Technology Charter School, located in Louisiana. The investigation, initially for tax-related purposes, led to the discovery of a business link between the school and Harmony Public Schools, another Gülen-linked charter school district based in Texas that makes up the state's largest charter operator.[32]
Two schools, located in Texas, have been accused of sending school fundswhich are supplied by the governmentto Gülen-inspired organizations. Last year, The New York Times reported that the some schools were funneling some $50 million in public funds to a network of Turkish construction companies, among them the Gülen-related Atlas Texas Construction and Trading. The schools had hired Atlas to do construction, the paper said, though other bidders claimed in lawsuits that they had submitted more economical bids. Folwell Dunbar, an official at the Louisiana Department of Education, has accused Atlas's vice president, Inci Akpinar, of offering him a $25,000 bribe to keep mum about troubling conditions at the Abramson Science and Technology School in New Orleans. Dunbar sent a memo to department colleagues, the Times-Picayune reported, noting that "Akpinar flattered him with 'a number of compliments' before getting to the point: 'I have twenty-five thousand dollars to fix this problem: twenty thousand for you and five for me.' " Abramson is operated by the Pelican Foundation, which is linked to the Gülen-inspired Cosmos Foundation in Texaswhich runs the two Texas schools.[31]
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If it were my time and possible I'd love to send my kid to the Church of the Flying Spaghetti
Maraya1969
Jun 2022
#30
As a fellow Pastafarian, I'd like to welcome you to this crazy group liberal malcontents. We are..
EarnestPutz
Jun 2022
#31
Point out that they voted for their tax dollars to go to religious institutions
IronLionZion
Jun 2022
#15
In practice, public funding for religious schools will only happen in white Christian areas
muriel_volestrangler
Jun 2022
#13
I can see one condition upon which it might be constitutional for government funds to go to
soldierant
Jun 2022
#28
I'll ask my conservo-friend at the office if he thinks the Al-Madrasa-tul-Burhaniyah in Dallas
Torchlight
Jun 2022
#33
As the dissent pointed out, religious minorities will be too small to establish schools.
TomSlick
Jun 2022
#35
And children all across the country will finally be able to learn about Pasta Rasta.
BobTheSubgenius
Jun 2022
#49