Al Huda School (Maryland)

Al Huda School is a private Islamic school located in College Park, Maryland.[1] It first opened in September 1995 with elementary students in Kindergarten through second grade. In Fall 2007, the high school opened. Currently, it has grades K-12, with boys and girls in separate classes. As of 2018 it had over 700 students in all programs, with 460 students in its day school.[2]

Al Huda School
Address
5301 Edgewood Road

College Park
,
Maryland
20740

United States
Coordinates39.01495189999999°N 76.91150449999998°W / 39.01495189999999; -76.91150449999998
Information
TypePrivate School
Established1995
Websitealhuda.org

In 2013 the school and its affiliated mosque planned a new campus in the former Woodmont Academy in Cooksville, Western Howard County. Several area residents objected to the redevelopment plan proposed to the county government on the grounds that it would interfere with the area's rural character.[3] In 2013, former James N. Robey aide Sang Oh representing Dar-us-Salaam, an Islamic organization that operates Al Huda, petitioned Howard County to rezone the Woodmont Property.[4] The zoning application was dropped, but plans to move the Dar-us-Salaam facility from College Park to Cooksville proceeded as a conditional use.[5]

References
  1. "Contact Us." Al Huda School. Retrieved on February 1, 2018. "5301 Edgewood Road, College Park, MD 20740"
  2. "About Al-Huda School." Al Huda School. Retrieved on February 1, 2018.
  3. Hirsch, Arthur (2012-11-08). "Mosque plan called too large for rural Howard County". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
  4. "Rezoning request for Woodmont Academy withdrawn". The Baltimore Sun. 19 June 2013.
  5. Yeager, Amanda (2014-04-04). "Woodmont property back in spotlight as conditional use hearings conclude". The Baltimore Sun.


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