Spring Branch ISD officials say they ordered Bunker Hill Elementary to remove decorations celebrating the Muslim holiday after a parent expressed concern the display did not align with district policy. Some say other religious displays were previously allowed.
A Ramadan display was removed from the entrance at Bunker Hill Elementary in Houston this week after district officials in Spring Branch ISD said it violated a “political and religious neutrality” policy.
District spokesperson Melissa Wiland said in a statement to Houston Public Media that the school board adopted the policy in the summer of 2022, adding that when district officials became aware of a religious holiday display in one of their elementary schools, they directed campus leaders to remove it. Wiland said there are no other holiday displays up at the school.
Linda Buchman, an associate superintendent for Spring Branch ISD (SBISD), added “the concern was raised by a parent who expressed concern the display did not align with the district’s neutrality policy.”…