Texas school that allowed Muslim group to pass out Quran on campus warns parents about Bible distribution

A Dallas-area podcaster and radio host says he is planning to distribute copies of the Holy Bible to a local high school where a Muslim group was allowed to pass out the Quran to students earlier this year.

Chris Krok, host of the “Chris Krok Show,” announced the plan last week with a GiveSendGo campaign he says was inspired by “listeners and followers [who] have been asking me to pass out Bibles instead of Qurans” at Wylie East High School in Wylie, about 28 miles east of Dallas.

The controversy began after a student at Wylie East High School posted a now-viral video in February in which he claimed Islamic religious literature — including a pamphlet advocating for Sharia law — was distributed on campus.

According to Marco Hunter-Lopez, the president of the school's Republican Student Club, representatives of the group Why Islam distributed Islamic head coverings, or hijabs, to female students “throughout the high school” as well as copies of the Quran and “pamphlets about Sharia law and other Islamic things” during lunchtime.

Last week, Krok launched the crowdfunding campaign to pay for the Bibles he plans to pass out on May 19, an effort Krok described on the website as “peaceful, safe and fun.”

“We're spreading God's Word, which is the only Truth. He is The Way, The Truth and The Life. No one comes to the Father except through Him!” he wrote.

As of Monday afternoon, Krok had raised over $800, nearly double the initial goal of $400.

Krok did not respond to a request for comment on Monday.

In response to the planned event, Wylie ISD Supt. Kim Spicer sent out a note to families and staff of Wylie East High School to inform them that Krok is planning to “distribute Bibles and has invited the public to participate.”

Spicer added: “I also want to be clear that Wylie ISD respects the rights of individuals to distribute religious materials in public spaces in accordance with the law, and groups are welcome to make Bibles available to students and families. At the same time, district procedures regarding outside groups, visitors, and the distribution of non-school materials on campus will be followed. Any distribution of materials must remain off school property, and if needed, district staff will communicate directly with individuals regarding appropriate options available under district procedures.”

It’s not clear whether any such note accompanied the Islamic event held in February. A Wylie ISD spokesperson told The Christian Post the letter sent out ahead of the event "was not intended to 'warn' families," but rather to make parents and staff "aware that there would be activity near campus before school."

"Following the Feb. 2 incident, the Wylie East community is understandably sensitive to situations involving outside groups and visitors," Wylie ISD Chief Communications Officer April Cunningham added.

According to Cunningham, Wylie ISD "routinely communicates with families about unusual activity around campuses" and the district had "zero issue" with the Bible distribution event.

In testimony before a congressional panel last week, Hunter-Lopez told lawmakers he sees a double standard when it comes to Wylie ISD giving equal access to groups like Why Islam as well as Turning Point USA. 

"They just don't want conservative values,” he said. “I think it's a trend we've seen with how Charlie Kirk was on campuses and on high school campuses. I think that they think conservative values are a threat because they're true.”

Lopez contrasted the treatment of his club with school support for World Hijab Day, noting that Wylie East HS Principal Tiffany Doolan previously promoted World Hijab Day on her Instagram page. 

"Our principal actually wore the hijab two years in a row that we know of. ... She's posted it, promoted on social media saying she 'loved it,' all caps," he testified.