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Peoria board member faces backlash over
alleged Islamophobic posts

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Posted By: mc squared, 6/14/2026 2:48:52 PM

Over a dozen community members demanded action against what they described as Islamophobic comments made by a Peoria Unified School District governing board member. During a June 9 district board meeting, speakers said Janelle Bowles had shared posts on social media rejecting Islam as a religion, claimed Muslim families indoctrinate their children and suggested the religion would take over the country. Several district staff and parents asked for her resignation or the governing board to formally censure her. Students told the board Bowles’ comments made Muslim students feel unsafe in their own schools and normalized prejudice against them.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: zephyrgirl 6/14/2026 3:13:15 PM (No. 2116566)
We need to tell these snowflakes get over it. If they "feel unsafe" and want to live under Sharia law, to move to a Muslim country.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: Corndoggies 6/14/2026 3:15:35 PM (No. 2116568)
There’s a meme I’ve shared on X from the late great Christopher Hitchens: Islamophobia, a word created by facists and used by cowards to manipulate morons.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: hershey 6/14/2026 3:19:08 PM (No. 2116570)
Call me whatever you want...don't give a damn...we would be a LOT better off if there were NO muslims anywhere in this country..everything they stand for is against what we believe and stand for..think End Times...Islam against ALL of Christianity....
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Reply 4 - Posted by: cor-vet 6/14/2026 5:15:53 PM (No. 2116606)
Muzzies are some of the biggest whiners and crybabies, worried about their rights and feelings, when they are in the minority. As soon as they become the majority, though, the minority have no rights.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: dbdiva 6/14/2026 5:31:39 PM (No. 2116612)
I love how terrorist-supporting CAIR is worried that children aren't currently safe in schools since CAIR would help finance attacks against schools in a heartbeat if given the opportunity. Ms. Bowles was "speaking truth to power"; much of what she said was absolutely true. Most phobias are based on irrational fears; this phobia definitely is not.
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