Students of Augusta County Public Schools in central Virginia are enjoying an early winter break thanks to outrage over a lesson in Arabic calligraphy. During a world geography unit on Islam on Dec.

GREENVILLE, Va. -- Extra-curricular activities have been cancelled tonight and schools will be closed Friday in a western Virginia school district after the district received "voluminous phone calls ...

WASHINGTON — Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe is calling for Virginians to exercise more tolerance. He spoke following an appearance on WTOP Wednesday morning. His comments come after a teacher in ...

A central Virginia school district has canceled classes Friday after concerns over the "tone and content" of calls and emails received about a lesson in Arabic calligraphy. Augusta County Public ...

Parents of students at a Virginia high school rallied this week after a geography teacher used an Islamic statement of faith as part of a lesson on world religions. At least one parent claimed the ...

Late last week, a high-school teacher in central Virginia gave her students a lesson in Arabic calligraphy. Over the following six days, schools in Augusta County were inundated with outraged phone ...

VERONA, Va. — Schools in a Shenandoah Valley county in Virginia were closed Friday and a weekend holiday concert and athletic events were canceled amid an angry backlash about a school lesson ...

GREENVILLE, Va. (AP) – During a forum, parents expressed concern over a world geography lesson at Riverheads High School that involved Islam. News outlets report teacher Cheryl LaPorte had students ...

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CAMP ZAMA (Dec. 2, 2019) -- Ken Ishida started teaching shodo--the traditional Japanese art of calligraphy--at the Camp Zama Arts and Crafts Center about 10 years ago. Since then, Ishida has observed ...