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Father upset over Islam history lesson barred from school over threats

School administrators issued a no-trespass order for parent Kevin Wood, after he threatened to create a disruption if Islam was not removed from his daughter's history class.

By Matt Bradwell
Muslim Pilgrims pray at the birthplace of prophet Mohammed at the Grand Mosque, Islam's holiest shrine in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. (File/UPI Photo/Mohammad Kheirkhah)
Muslim Pilgrims pray at the birthplace of prophet Mohammed at the Grand Mosque, Islam's holiest shrine in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. (File/UPI Photo/Mohammad Kheirkhah) | License Photo

LA PLATA, Md., Oct. 30 (UPI) -- A former corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps has been banned from the campus of his daughter's high school, accused of threatening administrators in the course of a rant about the school's history curriculum.

On Thursday, La Plata High School administrators issued a no-trespass order for parent Kevin Wood, after the eight-year Marine threatened to come to the school on Monday and create an unspecified disruption if Islam and related topics were not removed from his daughter's 11th-grade history class.

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"We don't take that lightly," district administrator Katie O'Malley-Simpson told SoMDNews.com.

"We have a lot of students, and safety comes first. We don't allow disruptions at the schools, especially if we're forewarned of them."

Wood initially called the school to express outrage that his daughter was learning about Islam in her history class, because, in his opinion, "If [students] can't practice Christianity in school, they should not be allowed to practice Islam in school."

Upon being told his daughter would receive a failing grade if Wood continued to force her to boycott an assignment, Wood told administrators he would contact the media.

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His wife, Melissa, told Fox 5 News that the couple believe religion should not be taught in public schools.

"We cannot discuss our Ten Commandments in school, but they can discuss Islam's Five Pillars?" Melissa Wood said.

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