(BALTIMORE, MD, 10/29/2021) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called for stepped up security for students after a man allegedly wore a Ku Klux Klan (KKK) uniform outside an elementary school in Gaithersburg, Md.
Yesterday, students and staff members at Gaithersburg’s Whetstone Elementary School reportedly saw a man wearing a KKK uniform on school property during recess. Montgomery County police and school security were called to investigate. The man reportedly did not interact with any students or staff.
SEE: Man in ‘KKK uniform’ seen at Whetstone Elementary in Gaithersburg
“We urge police to conduct a swift and thorough investigation into this disturbing incident,” said CAIR’s Maryland Director Zainab Chaudry. “School officials must also demonstrate that they’re taking adequate steps to safeguard the safety and well-being of students. That needs to be the top priority.”
Chaudry said the American Muslim community and CAIR stand in solidarity with all those challenging anti-Black racism, xenophobia, Islamophobia, anti-Semitism, white supremacy and all other forms of bigotry.
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CONTACT: CAIR National Deputy Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell, 404-285-9530, e-Mitchell@cair.com; CAIR Government Affairs Director Robert McCaw, 202-742-6448, rmccaw@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, ihooper@cair.com