TN “School Choice” Program Funding Islamic IndoctrinationThe Newman Report
Alex Newman
October 1, 2025
Freedom ProjectA newly created “school choice” program in Tennessee is already funneling taxpayer money to multiple Muslim schools across the state that embrace Sharia (Islamic) law and jihad. School leaders are also using the students to lobby state officials.
The revelations are fueling fresh criticism of the taxpayer-funded “choice” scheme. Known as the “Tennessee Education Freedom Scholarship Program,” opponents warned early on it would lead to more government control over private education and homeschooling.
Now, concerns are growing about just what sort of “education” taxpayers are being forced to fund. Even a cursory review of social media profiles of Islamic school leaders and the schools themselves reveal deeply controversial activities that taxpayers would frown upon. ...
Among the Muslim schools listed on the state’s website as eligible for receiving taxpayer funds is “Pleasant View School.” On its website, the school claims to offer “Excellence in Education Through Islam.”
The school also says it provides a “strong foundation” in Islam that is “at the heart” of its mission. That way, the marketing material continues, students will “love Islam, learn Islam and live Islam.”
The website explains that starting in pre-K, students will learn how to “fully live a practicing Islamic lifestyle.” ...
Not sure whether the Islamic lifestyle includes AK-47 and suicide vest training.
