A Wylie East High School staff member has been placed on leave following social media outrage over an outside organization distributing religious materials on campus on Monday.
In a series of letters, the district told parents that the group Why Islam had been invited by Wylie East’s Muslim Student Association to visit the campus for World Hijab Day, but did not receive official approval prior to the visit.
Four women from the group set up a table in the school’s main hallway during lunch periods. The table featured a spin wheel, a photo frame, candy, scarves, hijabs, Why Islam-branded bags, pamphlets and copies of the Quran, according to a letter from Superintendent Kim Spicer…