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Parents and advocacy groups clash at District 207 meeting over curriculum and calls to protect teacher
Summary
At the Feb. 13 Maine Township District 207 board meeting, public commenters from CAIR Chicago and the Chicago Jewish Alliance exchanged contrasting views about an English assignment and urged opposing responses from the board; no board action was taken during public comment.
At its Feb. 13 meeting, the Board of Education for Maine Township High School District 207 heard competing public comments about an English assignment and calls for the district to protect a teacher, Dr. Salsan Jaber.
Speakers representing the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) Chicago urged the board to defend the teacher from what they described as a coordinated campaign of outside attacks. Maggie Slavin, operations manager and school support coordinator for CAIR Chicago, told the board that “the attacks by the Chicago Jewish Alliance on doctor…
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