FRIENDSWOOD — The Friendswood principal who invited two Muslim women to give a presentation about Islam to junior high students has been reassigned at her own request.
Robin Lowe asked to be reassigned to another job and accepted the position of testing coordinator effective immediately, said spokeswoman Karolyn Gephart.
Lowe could not be reached for comment.
The 30-minute presentation about Islamic culture called “Islam 101” inspired parents of Friendswood Junior High School students to start a letter campaign to school officials in protest.
Asma Siddiqi of the Council of American Islamic Relations said the group was invited to give the presentation, a type of sensitivity training because a Muslim boy at the school was physically attacked by other students.
She refused to give details about the attack because she said she didn’t have consent from the boy’s parents.
Superintendent Trish Hanks has said she regrets that the district violated parental trust by not telling them about the presentation.
Under school policies and procedures, district officials are supposed to review every presentation before it is given to students.
Hanks said she authorized the presentation to be given to staff, not students.
The district has begun searching for a new principal to lead the junior high school.
