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Long Island town OKs all-boys Muslim school — but 120 students can’t stay overnight

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Cruz, B. (2026, September 24). Long Island town OKs all-boys Muslim school — but 120 students can’t stay overnight. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/24/us-news/ny-town-oks-all-boys-muslim-school-in-residential-nabe-but-120-students-cant-stay-overnight/

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The town of Islip’s zoning board reversed its earlier decision, voting 3-1 to deny overnight accommodations for the 120 teenage boys at the new all-boys Muslim school in Bay Shore. Despite initial approval, residents’ concerns about noise and disruption led to a five-hour meeting where many locals protested against the dormitory plans. The board concluded that housing students did not meet the town’s zoning requirements under the presented facts, while still permitting the school to operate as a day program on its 13-acre campus.

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The Islip Town Zoning Board voted 3-1 to reverse a previous decision and now prohibits an all-boys Muslim school from housing 120 students overnight on its campus. The controversial school, operated by the United American Muslim Association, is set to open on a 13-acre waterfront campus in Bay Shore. During a five-hour meeting with residents in July, concerns were raised about the proximity of the dormitory to a senior living community. Despite this reversal, the parochial school will still be allowed to operate during the day as per the town’s zoning code, which permits religious schools as primary uses within the district. The decision came after the board determined that housing students overnight was not an accessory use permitted under Islip's current zoning laws.

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A controversial all-boys Muslim school that sparked massive backlash over plans to house 120 teens next door to a senior living community will no longer be allowed to board its students. asserted

that → spark → students

The town of Islip’s zoning board on Tuesday reversed a previous decision to allow The United American Muslim Association’s new school in Bay Shore to house the boys in a dormitory on campus — after being grilled by residents for five-straight hours in a July meeting, a spokesperson for the board told The Post. asserted

spokesperson → reverse → Post

“The Zoning Board of Appeals voted 3-1 to reverse the Building Division’s interpretation and determined that the proposed boarding component… is not a permitted accessory use to the parochial school under the Town’s zoning code,” the board said. asserted

board → vote → code

This means the all boys, Islamic-education-based school will still be allowed to open on the 13-acre waterfront campus, but its students will have to go home at the end of the day. “The question before the Board is not whether a parochial school is a permitted principal use within the District — [Town code] expressly permits such use,” the board wrote in its decision, released Thursday. asserted

board → mean → decision

“Rather, the Board concludes only that the property owner has not demonstrated that the proposed residential boarding component satisfies the requirements of [Town code] under the facts presented,” the decision explained. asserted

decision → conclude → facts

Hundreds of locals were in a furor over the proposition, with most residents complaints focused on the potential effects of a large number of noisy teen students moving into a mostly serene area. asserted

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The recent meeting grew raucous, with some locals escorted out of the building as others espoused Islamophobic views. asserted

others → grow → views

“I don’t care what religion the school teaches, it could be Jewish, Catholic, whatever — we just don’t want it — imagine the noise of 120 school children day and night,” said one resident who only identified as Barbara. uncertain

who → care → Barbara

Despite the protests, several board members indicated at the time that they believed the dorm complied with town law, making the stunning reversal a shock win for residents. asserted

reversal → indicate → residents

The property was previously a Catholic boarding school that ran from the 1920s until 1972. asserted

that → run → 1972

The 73,000-square-foot main building more recently served as a home for Catholic priests, but has been empty for decades. The United American Muslim Association purchased the property in June and plans to provide early childhood programs and teach grades 7 through 12 as well as provide community activities, with tuition averaging between $750 and $1,250 a month. asserted

tuition → serve → 750

The group did not respond to a request for comment. asserted

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Long Island town OKs all-boys Muslim school — but 120 students can’t stay overnight

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