The Alabama State Board of Education at a meeting in August. The board has delayed a vote on the adoption of a new social studies textbook over the concerns of a few members. (Anna Barrett/Alabama Reflector)
I wish I could be surprised that members of the Alabama State Board of Education are upset about a social studies textbook.
But then I look at the despicable treatment of the Islamic School of Alabama, which withdrew plans to relocate to Hoover following a wave of threats. U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville made false and reprehensible claims comparing the school to a terrorist training ground. That’s language the Ku Klux Klan would have happily employed against Catholics 100 years ago…