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Texas Teacher Quits After Complaints Of Anti-Muslim Items

A Houston-area teacher has quit after parents complained that he gave students anti-Muslim documents during class.

The Lamar Consolidated Independent School District on Tuesday night announced the educator's resignation. His name wasn't immediately released.

Authorities last week said the handout, with references to terrorism and beheadings, was not approved by administrators at Foster High School in Richmond.

The teacher was facing unspecified discipline over the eight-page document that children received in late March, then showed to their parents.

District officials say the teacher made independent changes to a lesson guide with information that did not follow curriculum plans. The district says it's still investigating.

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