Brooke Point High School

1700 Courthouse Road

Stafford, Virginia 22554

Dr and Mrs. Jalat Sultan

560 North Vine Rd
Stafford, VA 22554

Dear Dr and Mrs. Jalat Sultan, November

11, 2009

I am the principal of Brooke Point and I recently received your letter and I am greatly
concern about your requests, and I will try to do all that is possible to reach to a compromise to make
your daughter feel welcome during her school year. In your first request, it can be made possible for
your daughter to be in a seating arrangement where she will not to be seated by male students. This
will be made by informing her teacher about this situation. Also with skit, I recommend that she should
not take a drama class, but also try to prevent any mixture of sex to be made in classes, this can be
made by making class discussion of partnering with a student of her same sex or having a whole class
discussion n general, but her class participation is required to be able to receive a grade and this can
not be exempt. I want to notify you that she will have contact with male students in the hallways while
she is going and coming to class.

Now for the physical education class, if it is required for her to take a swimming class it
can be substituted with book work in the library, this is the same with any dancing activities that are
taking place at that moment, and when it comes to the uniform situation, it is possible that she is allow
to where a long sleeves shirt under her gym shirt and she is also allowed to wear sweatpants this will
prevent her from showing any parts of her body that you don’t allow. I think that it is almost
impossible to limit the contact with male students during a physical education class; the problem is
that this class is required for her to graduate. To solve the request of her to pray every afternoon, the
action that can be taken is that she will be permitted to pray in a specific room, but this time will be
taken from her lunch time because what concerns us is her education and we want her not to miss so
much of her classes that can impact her in her academic education. It is a very hard situation for her to
leave every Friday from 1:00 to 2:00, since school ends at 2:15 I think that she will not be able to come
back in time, but for her to leave early every Friday an elective like art or women’s choir for it not to
affect and for her to make it easier to catch up.

And forth pledge of allegiance she can be excuse, this not required because we
respect your beliefs like in the case of West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette in 1943, this
protects the student from saying the pledge. With head covering if it is for religious purposes it is fine
for and head covering to be worn in the building like in the case of Tinker vs. Des Moines School
District in 1969 they have the right to wear things to protest or to show their belifs. With the cafeteria
issue, there is always an alternative that has no pork, your daughter also has the right to ask what the
food contains, also feel free to bring your own food if you are not comfortable with this. I am sorry for
the horrible experience that your daughter went through but we can not abolish any discussion of this
type. What can be limited any bad remarks and comments, because like everyone we all have a
freedom of speech which can not be taken away. Finally I hope that you will accept these answers to
your request and that this will allow for your daughter to attend our school.
Sincerely,

Norma Salvador