Twitchy·1 hour ago·Tuesday, November 3, 2026, 10:00 PM

School Reconsidering Program Where Kids Read With Foster Dogs That Muslims Consider ‘Impure’

A few days ago, Libs of TikTok brought to our attention the assistant superintendent of Portland Public Schools in Maine, Abdullahi Ahmed, who was born in Somalia and was proposing a policy that the school regulate dogs on school grounds because Muslims consider their saliva "impure." He urged avoiding class pets, making dog activities opt-in only, and said he consulted imams who opposed classroom dogs.

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