Outrage erupted after a \u201cWhy Islam?\u201d table at a Texas high school\u00a0handed out Qurans, pamphlets about Sharia law and hijabs in February.<\/p>\n
A counter-response surfaced outside Wylie East\u00a0High School\u00a0on Tuesday; a table stocked with Bibles, miniature Jesus figures, and bracelets set up near the parking lot before school.<\/p>\n
Some participants also held signs reading, \u201cBibles Not Qurans,\u201d directly responding to the earlier Islam display.<\/p>\n
Fox News Digital\u00a0spoke with people at the demonstration, which included\u00a0parents<\/a>\u00a0with kids in the district, local activists, students and organizers of the Bible handout. According to organizers, hundreds of Bibles were handed out.<\/p>\n The organizer of the event, local\u00a0Dallas-Fort Worth\u00a0radio host Chris Krok, said he was following the incident in February and his listeners suggested doing a Bible handout.<\/p>\n \u201cMy listeners and my podcast followers have been saying, \u2018Why don\u2019t you pass out Bibles? Why don\u2019t you pass out Bibles.\u2019 And so this came together over several months, several weeks of people asking over and over again,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Krok shared that he, along with Wylie East student Marco Hunter-Lopez and the 16-year-old\u2019s father have been working together to expose the incident.<\/p>\n Hunter-Lopez\u00a0sounded the alarm<\/a>\u00a0on the incident at his school, even going to Washington, D.C. Invited by Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, he\u00a0testified on Capitol Hill\u00a0on May 13 before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitution and Limited Government in a hearing titled, \u201cSharia-Free America.\u201d<\/p>\n When the school found out about the Bible handout, the Wylie ISD Superintendent Kim Spicer, Ed.D sent the following email to parents, including in part:<\/p>\n \u201cI also want to be clear that Wylie ISD respects the rights of individuals to distribute religious materials in public spaces in accordance with the law, and groups are welcome to make Bibles available to students and families. At the same time, district procedures regarding outside groups, visitors, and the distribution of non-school materials on campus will be followed. Any distribution of materials must remain off school property, and if needed, district staff will communicate directly with individuals regarding appropriate options available under district procedures.\u201d<\/p>\n In an email obtained by Fox News Digital, sent out to parents from the superintendent, it was stated the materials at the \u2018Why Islam?\u2019 display were not reviewed or approved in advance.<\/p>\n A \u201cWhy Islam?\u201d table at Wylie East High School, handing out Qurans and pamphlets about Sharia law and hijabs, has led to outrage across Wylie, Texas. Fox News Digital<\/p>\n The email included, \u201cWylie ISD does not allow the\u00a0distribution of any religious materials\u00a0to students, regardless of the group or message,\u201d and called this a \u201cclear violation of board policy,\u201d and expressed regret. The district added that the table came to meet with the Muslim Student Association to spotlight World Hijab Day.<\/p>\n Wylie East Principal Tiffany Doolan also addressed parents following the incident, in part saying, \u201cWhat happened on Monday should not have happened. There were mistakes made, and it happened on my watch. I am the principal of Wylie East High School, and you have trusted me with your children. I owe it to them and to you to learn from this moment and to move forward with the kind of leadership and accountability this community deserves.\u201d<\/p>\n Krok claimed, \u201cThe principal, according to multiple student witnesses, overlooked while this was happening, watched on as this was happened, hence approval. You can\u2019t get into this school unless you go through a locked area and you have a signature of the principal and advisor.\u201d<\/p>\n Wylie ISD refuted this in a statement to Fox News Digital,<\/p>\n \u201cThe four adult women did not bypass security procedures. They arrived at the front entrance, pressed the buzzer, presented identification, and then entered the front office, which serves as a security vestibule. They then went through the normal visitor process, scanned their IDs through the district\u2019s visitor management system, and stated they were there to meet with the Muslim Student Association. Campus staff followed multiple required procedures; however, they failed to verify in the system whether the required guest speaker form had been submitted. Had that final step been completed, staff would have seen that the form had not been submitted, and the individuals would not have been permitted to meet with the student organization or leave the front office.\u201d<\/p>\n A counter-response was set up on Tuesday, with a table featuring Bibles, miniature Jesus figures, and bracelets near the school parking lot. Fox News Digital<\/p>\n Hunter-Lopez claimed, \u201cThe principal was there that day looking on, and we actually have photos of her from two previous years wearing the hijab and promoting Islamic events. So this is not an isolated incident. So even if policies were broken, the principal looked on and did nothing about it, so we know she was just A-OK with it.\u201d<\/p>\n On Instagram, the principal\u2019s account\u00a0@raidernationprincipal\u00a0<\/a>shows Doolan wearing a hijab with students in 2025 with the caption, \u201cYesterday, our MSA created an opportunity for everyone to experience the beauty of wearing a hijab on World Hijab Day! I LOVED this experience!\u201d<\/p>\n Krok said that they were going to \u201cfollow the rules\u201d and share their\u00a0faith\u00a0in response.<\/p>\n \u201cIf Islamic people are allowed into this school to proselytize, we\u2019re going to show up and we\u2019re going to stand up against it. And we\u2019re saying you cannot proselytize in there. Come out here like we are.\u201d<\/p>\n Local activist, Justin \u201cJB\u201d Bennett, a Collin County GOP precinct chairman, took the opportunity for the Bible handout to discuss the\u00a0importance of faith and Jesus\u00a0and rejected the notion that this was a protest.<\/p>\n Notable participants also held up signs reading \u201cBibles Not Qurans,\u201d in response to the Islam display. Fox News Digital<\/p>\n \u201cI\u00a0would call it, \u2018Let\u2019s share the love of Jesus, let\u2019s spread the message about the gospel how Jesus died for your sins you all you have to do is submit to Jesus and say you\u2019re my Lord and Savior, I believe that you died for me,’\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Kevin, a parent of Wylie ISD, also participated in the Bible handout, with a focus on sharing his faith, \u201cWant to make sure that everybody gets a chance to learn more about what Jesus has done for the world, It\u2019s really quite simple. We want to play by the rules and want everybody else to play by the rules too.\u201d<\/p>\n Another Texan, Joel, and his wife Kelly also shared Kevin\u2019s sentiment of not being there to protest but to share the \u201clove of\u00a0Jesus Christ.\u201d<\/p>\n However, about a dozen student protesters showed up across from the Bible handout in the school\u2019s parking lot, with signs that said \u201cLove Thy Neighbor, which includes all religions.\u201d<\/p>\n Hunter-Lopez added,\u00a0\u201cThis nation is founded on\u00a0Christian values\u00a0and beliefs. Our founders believed in that. And ideology that\u2019s completely antithetical to those beliefs that is suppression, that is coercion, we don\u2019t want that in our schools. So that\u2019s why we\u2019re here today.\u201d<\/p>\n During his testimony, Hunter-Lopez shared\u00a0experiencing threatening messages following speaking\u00a0out.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI had people saying that they were going to be at my house waiting for me to get home and they were going to shoot me,\u201d he\u00a0told the subcommittee<\/a>. \u201cI had people telling me to kill myself. A lot of different things. But I know nobody can proclaim anything over me because I wake up every morning with victory with Christ.\u201d<\/p>\n