CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY AUGUST 18, 2026
IT’S BACK TO SCHOOL TIME. IF YOUR KIDS ARE IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, DO YOU KNOW WHAT THEY AREV BEING TAUGHT? MANY SCHOOL DISTRICTS HIDE SUBJECTS FROM PARENTS.
IN PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA A GROUP OF PARENTS IS SUING THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE PRINCIPAL, ALLEGING THE SCHOOL’S “SOCIAL JUSTICE PATHWAY” TURNED INTO A CLASS FIELD TRIP TO A SANTA CLARA MOSQUE WHERE THE PLAINTIFFS CLAIM THE CHILDREN WERE GIVEN RELIGIOUS INDOCTRINATION.
ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINT, STUDENTS WERE ENCOURAGED TO PUT ON RELIGIOUS ATTIRE, GIVEN A KORAN TO BE TAKEN HOME, AND OBSERVE A MIDDAY PRAYER SERVICE.
DO YOU THINK THIS WOULD HAVE EVEN BEEN CONSIDERED, MUCH LESS APPROVED, IF THE KIDS WERE TAKEN ON A FIELD TRIP TO AN EVANGELICAL CHURCH WHERE THEY WERE GIVEN A BIBLE AND WATCHED PEOPLE PRAY IN JESUS’ NAME? THAT WOULD NEVER HAPPEN. WHERE IS THE SO-CALLED SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE WHEN YOU NEED IT? APPARENTLY WE HAVE ANOTHER DOUBLE STANDARD WHEN IT COMES TO MUSLIMS.
PERHAPS YOUR PUBLIC SCHOOL ISN’T DOING WHAT THE PLAINTIFFS ALLEGE IN PALO ALTO, BUT YOU CAN BET THEY ARE DOING SOMETHING THAT CONTRADICTS YOUR BELIEFS AND VALUES. IF THAT IS THE CASE – AND IT LIKELY IS – WHY DO YOU CONTINUE TO SEND THEM TO THESE INDOCTRINATION CENTERS? SCHOOL CHOICE IS SWEEPING THE NATION. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT. I’M CAL THOMAS.
