In July, the Gateway Pundit reported on a proposed Muslim school for boys that was causing a huge stir on Long Island. Residents of the town of Bay Shore did not like the idea of a school in this location because it’s a residential area. Also, the proposed school was going to be a boarding school.
The facility used to be a Catholic seminary.
Now the town has approved the creation of the school with one catch. No boarding. It will be a day school.
The New York Post reports:
Long Island town OKs all-boys Muslim school — but 120 students can’t stay overnight
A controversial all-boys Muslim school that sparked massive backlash over plans to house 120 teens next door to a senior living community will no longer be allowed to board its students.
The town of Islip’s zoning board on Tuesday reversed a previous decision to allow The United American Muslim Association’s new school in Bay Shore to house the boys in a dormitory on campus — after being grilled by residents for five-straight hours in a July meeting, a spokesperson for the board told The Post.
“The Zoning Board of Appeals voted 3-1 to reverse the Building Division’s interpretation and determined that the proposed boarding component… is not a permitted accessory use to the parochial school under the Town’s zoning code,” the board said.
This means the all boys, Islamic-education-based school will still be allowed to open on the 13-acre waterfront campus, but its students will have to go home at the end of the day.
“The question before the Board is not whether a parochial school is a permitted principal use within the District — [Town code] expressly permits such use,” the board wrote in its decision, released Thursday.
Do you suppose liberals in the community will be policing this school to make sure it’s diverse enough?
How about LGBT content in the lesson plans and rainbow flags during pride month? Will the school be required to do all of that too?
It’ll be interesting to see how all of that goes.
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