Palo Alto Unified School District is facing a lawsuit over a mosque field trip involving students from Palo Alto High School's Social Justice Pathway programme, with parents alleging pupils were given Qurans, girls were encouraged to wear hijabs and photographs of students were published without parental consent.
The California lawsuit also names Palo Alto High School principal Brent Kline and raises questions about students' alleged exposure to Zahra Billoo, a prominent Bay Area Muslim civil rights advocate whose past remarks about Zionists have attracted controversy. The dispute stems from a visit to a mosque by students enrolled in the school's Social Justice Pathway programme during the 2025-26 academic year.
