NEW ROCHELLE, NY (May 20, 2026) — The City School District of New Rochelle said Wednesday that a viral social media claim alleging students at New Rochelle High School were told “the Quran is correct and should be used for all historical purposes” is unsupported and that no assembly connected to the exhibit took place.
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The statement came after the X account Libs of TikTok, which has approximately 4.7 million followers, posted photographs from an exhibit by the America’s Islamic Heritage Museum displayed at New Rochelle High School and claimed a source reported the comment was made during an assembly.
In a written response to questions from Talk of the Sound, district spokesperson Monica Mahaffey said the exhibit was “a two-day Black History Month display arranged through our high school Social Studies Department on February 5 and 6.”
Mahaffey said the display was part of a series of educational and cultural programs held throughout the school year, including Women’s History Month, Asian American Pacific Islander Month, Pride Month, Hispanic Heritage Month, a Civics Fair, Business Fair, Holocaust Remembrance project and Entrepreneur Fair.
According to the district, “High school students from all grades were invited to visit and interact with the display.”
The district specifically denied the central allegation amplified online.
“There was no assembly, and there is no recollection of that comment being made by anyone who participated or interacted with the presenter,” Mahaffey wrote.
Mahaffey added: “The district has no response to the social media post.”
Talk of the Sound also received emails from an individual claiming to be a New Rochelle High School staff member who said social studies teachers brought classes to review the exhibit materials and claimed some students objected to the display.
At present, the district has confirmed the exhibit took place Feb. 5 and 6 through the Social Studies Department and denied that any assembly occurred or that anyone made the Quran statement cited in the viral post.
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