12/23/2025, 17:22

Dear Friends

Again, thanks for signing our petition to Fairfax County Public Schools.

An update -- By Jan. 19, the school system may have developed training for the teacher advisers to all after school clubs, and initial training will be for the Muslim Student Assn. clubs, a school deputy superintendent told me. He said he will give interested parties a copy of the training guide for input. I will follow up and keep you posted.

Just today, Falls Church-based American Muslims for Palestine said they are starting a chapter in the DMV . thenationaldesk.com/news/americas-news-now/american-muslims-for-palestine-announce-new-chapter-in-dmv-area-virginia-dc-maryland-jason-miyares-connecticut

This group is being sued by the Virginia Attorney General for tax violations and according to the article I linked above" has denied allegations that they support terrorists, but some of the group's leaders have reportedly worked for charities that were shut down for benefiting terrorist groups."

“As residents of a region deeply complicit in upholding and funding the Zionist occupation, we recognize our responsibility to advance principled action in supporting [boycott, divestment and sanctions] efforts locally and challenging the political structures that enable genocide,” AMP said in a statement, according to the Caller.

“We are committed to providing political and Islamic education in our masajid, offering cultural and historical education and equipping our College and high school [Muslim Student Associations] with the political guidance, teach-ins and tools they need to build informed and unapologetic student power,” the statement continued.

The timing of this is disturbing because FCPS , at the behest of our group and other Jewish groups, just want faculty advisers to excercise more control over what the students are doing.

In addition, In Fairfax County Public Schools, the stated rules are "A club may not be the extension of an outside organization, and no outside organization may have any authority or decision-making power over an FCPS club or students.”

We will be monitoring this closely

But in the meantime....

Please forward me your email if you live in DC, Maryland or Virginia so we can build up our numbers.

Please let Jewish folks and non Jews who support our aims for curtailing anti semitism and anti Zionism to send their emails and numbers to me (in confidence)

Ken Reid
kreid@fdainfo.com
703 779 8777