San Francisco, USA - A federal appeals court in San Francisco has rejected a lawsuit brought by parents of two Christian seventh-graders who accused a Contra Costa County school of indoctrinating them with Islam.
The San Francisco-based Ninth U-S Circuit Court of Appeals says the Byron Unified School District was merely educating them about Islam.
The school held role-playing sessions in which students recited Muslim names and prayers in a 2001 history class. The students were also encouraged to do without candy or television for a day to understand what it is like to fast during Ramadan.
The students accused the district of endorsing religion.