Embed Arabic culture in every school subject?

  The  Mansfield ISD in Texas is/was planning to embed Arabic culture in every school subject. This is/was mandatory for every subject. This curriculum development came as a surprise to parents, who hadn't heard anything of it and were surprised to learn such a thing was in development.
  For their part, school officials excuse themselves for the parents having discovered their plans without yet having the curriculum developed. From WFAA:

The idea is to embed Arabic culture in all facets of the school day — from discussing the Arabic roots of the word "algebra" to serving a Middle Eastern dessert at a class party.

"I like the idea because a lot of people ... they assume everything Islamic or anything Arabic is terrorist," said parent Kay Hannun.

  The program is a result of a grant. Who proposed this grant? Where did the money come from? Is it part of a larger government program to soften American attitudes toward Islam? Will Islam be taught with this, as no other religions are taught in public schools? 
  Teaching Arabic in itself as an option isn't a bad idea; it'd be great to have more Arabic speakers to translate some of the terrorist websites and their plans for this country.
  Making it mandatory for an entire school district is appalling; why Arabic? Why mandatory? Is this happening in other districts?
  For now, the school officials have backed off, contending that parents will be involved in the plan's implementation.
  This is how it goes.