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A January speaker in Clarence High School's global studies classes is controversial to some. Noa Bursie, whose 14-year-old son was present for a presentation by Hassan Shibly on the topic of Islam, attended Monday's Board of Education meeting to express her concerns. According to Bursie, her son reported statements made by Shibly during the presentation, to the effect of "the perpetrators of the Sept. 11 attacks were not Muslims, but atheists," and "Sept. 11 happened because of America's blind support for Israel."
No audio or video records were made of Shibly's talk, but teachers present did not think inflammatory statements were made, according to Principal Kenneth Smith. In correspondence with The Clarence Bee, Shibly also denied that he made such comments.
Bursie presented information available online from Shibly's Facebook and MySpace profiles and other locations that she believes show he was an inappropriate choice as a high school speaker.