Pentagon Witness Blasts Fairfax 9/11 Guide With 30 Islam References and No Link to Extremism
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 10
Pentagon Witness Blasts Fairfax 9/11 Guide With 30 Islam References and No Link to Extremism
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 10
Summary
Retired Vice Adm. Lou Crenshaw, who was inside the Pentagon on Sept. 11, said Fairfax County schools are stripping 9/11 of its core lesson by telling teachers not to connect the attacks to the extremists’ interpretation of Islam.
The six-page, 1,740-word guide devotes about half its text to creating “safe spaces” for Muslim and Middle Eastern students, about 15% to specific 9/11 instruction, and explicitly says teachers should not “associate the 9/11 attacks with Islam or Muslims.”
Content analysis cited by critics found 30 references to Islam, Muslim students or anti-Muslim bias, versus only three mentions of military families and one of first responders, even though the district sits near the Pentagon and serves many military-connected families.
Fairfax County Public Schools said it has a “deeply personal connection” to 9/11, remembered the nearly 3,000 dead including 184 at the Pentagon, and said it remains committed to an inclusive environment for all students.
The dispute reflects a broader 25th-anniversary debate over whether commemorations should stress anti-Muslim backlash or preserve what NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch called “moral clarity” about Islamist terrorists and the heroes who responded.