School Holds Wear A Hijab Day America is quickly being blinded in an attempt to be politically correct. Businesses and educational institutions have become so afraid of being perceived as discriminatory, that theyre overcompensating and creating an environment that is one-sided and divisive. Take this recent incident at the World School of Inquiry in Rochester, New York. The issue began when an Islamic student requested that the school hold a World Hijab Day. Eman Muthana wrote a letter to Principal Sheela Webster, asking if she could introduce a day where girls wear the traditional Islamic garb so that they could experience how women wearing them were treated. Webster agreed that this would be a good opportunity to promote cultural awareness. She invited students and faculty to try on hijab. Its not surprising that there was immediate backlash, starting with faculty. Teacher Jim Farnholz was one of many on staff who were outraged by the idea. As a high school teacher for over 30 years, let me say that this is wrong on so many levels, he argued. All religions are taught in our global studies classes. That being said, that is where understanding, tolerance and the good and bad of religion and history are taught. This, however, is a clear violation of separation of church and state. Webster was quick to defend the process, claiming that their perspective is it was not religious. We are an experiential school; we engage kids in all kinds of activities and projects all of the time, so the perspective of being able to learn what a hijab iswell within the protocol of experiential learning, she argued. What do you think? What would you do if you were a parent at this school? 