A group of elected officials called on the city’s mayor and schools chancellor to reinstate the former principal of the embattled Khalil Gibran International Academy, a Brooklyn school that emphasizes Arab studies, culture and language.

The demand, made Sept. 19 outside Department of Education headquarters in lower Manhattan, marked the first time local elected officials have publicly backed ousted educator Debbie Almontaser.
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City Hall was bombarded with phone calls, letters and e-mails generated by an Internet campaign aimed at stopping the 22nd annual United American Muslim Day Parade along Madison Avenue, city officials said. More »

The reporters and cameras swarming the new Khalil Gibran International Academy in Brooklyn yesterday and the controversy surrounding the school in recent months didn’t bother Najat Handou. What mattered to her is that her son is to learn Arabic.

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