Allegations that a Naperville student was videotaped burning a copy of the Quran this summer have prompted action by school district officials and condemnation from several local organizations and community leaders.
The video began circulating on social media in early October. It shows a teen burning a book and throwing it onto the ground. Viewers of the recording tied it to Naperville and say the defaced text was the Quran. Indian Prairie School District 204 confirmed the youth in the video is one of their students, district spokeswoman Lisa Barry said.
” Other area organizations, including the Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations and the Naperville Interfaith Leaders Association , have released similar statements since the matter started gaining attention online. “Hate, in any form, has no place in Naperville; hate has no place in our society,” NILA said in its response.
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