Thanks for the links, and I did check them out.
The basic facts of the story are true, as verified by Snopes.
The breakdown seems to lie in perception. The father sees the course and its results one way, and the school sees it another. According to the official curriculum, the students were supposed to be taught about world religions in an equal and unbiased manner. The way it was taught to this man's daughter appears to be biased towards Islam, and goes beyond merely teaching the facts.
For example, if the students were required to memorize Islam's Five Pillars of Faith, did they also memorize the Ten Commandments, or Luther's 95 Theses, or the Rosary? Did the teacher say that the followers of any other religions were better than the others?
The class was required to recite “There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah.” Do they also recite the Apostles' Creed?
