ACTON, Calif. – A California school district has issued a total ban on drawing religious leaders after a class worksheet called for students to sketch a likeness of Muhammad.

Acton-Agua Dulce Unified School District Superintendent Brent Woodard apologized for the assignment and said he would consult an “an expert on Islam” to determine if the lesson was “offensive.”

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The worksheet, titled “Vocabulary Pictures: The Rise of Islam” and distributed in a reading class at High Desert School, called for students to draw pictures related to the words Quran, Mecca, Bedouins and Muhammad.

“I have directed all staff to permanently suspend the practice of drawing or depiction of any religious leader,” Woodard tells the Los Angeles Daily News. “I am certain this teacher did not intend to offend anyone and in fact was simply teaching respect and tolerance for all cultures.”

The superintendent sprung into action after the assignment reportedly made Palmdale resident Melinda Van Stone “very upset.” Her 12-year-old son brought the worksheet home about two weeks ago.

“It’s not appropriate to have our children go to school and learn how to insult a religious group,” Van Stone tells the paper.

Islam forbids drawing the likeness of prophets, including Muhammad.

The mother claims the school district told her the worksheet comes from a “state-approved curriculum,” an assertion the district now disputes. High Desert School Principal Lynn David says the lesson does not come from a textbook and is “supplemental material.”

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“I think it’s something that should be caught in advance,” School District President Ed Porter says, adding there should be “more sensitivity.” He defends the teacher, saying he is “very tolerant” and “inclusive.”

Acton isn’t the only district where administrators are teaching Islam in a ham handed manner.

In October, a Bakersfield parent posted a lesson on Facebook she said her son would not complete.

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Titled, “Islamic Beliefs and Practices,” students were to list the Five Pillars of Islam and scan a QR code with a mobile phone or tablet, which would take them to a YouTube video of “a call to prayer at the Blue Mosque in Istanbul.”

“Seriously?” parent Tara Cali wrote, drawing a line to the QR code.

“My son will not be a part of this in any sort of way. This is bad teaching material. He will NOT partake. If you have a problem with it, call our lawyer,” Cali wrote. She then listed several Bible verses.

“How about Christian practices?” Cali wrote on the assignment. “That sheet has never come home, this year or last!”