BY EMILY LUNDBERG
Newport Beach – On April 29, the California Chapter of the Council in America-Islamic Relations (CAIR-
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Complaint filed by CAIR-CA and United Sikhs (Photo Courtesy: http://www.ca.cair.com)
CA) and the United Sikhs announced they have filed three complaints with the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing against Boomers Amusement Park.
The complaints were filed against the amusement park for “barring park attendees who wear religious head coverings from its Go-Kart rides,” according to a press release published by CAIR-CA.
The actual complaints are based on incidents that happened last year to two families with daughters who wore religious head wraps. Each was reportedly denied their request to go on the Go-Karts because of a company policy that bans the wearing of headgear on rides. One of the complaints filed quoted Boomers safety policy as saying, “We do not allow ANY headwear on go-karts. This includes: hats, caps, visors, ear muffs, head phones, bandanas, scarves, turbans, yamakas, hijabs, doo-wraps, or head wraps of any kind. We do not distinguish amongst headgear based on religious issues, medical conditions, one’s fashion desires or anything else.” The policy goes on to say that this is a safety concern, as head wraps, as well as long hair, can possibly become entangled in the karts wheels or engines causing severe injury or even death (with compelling details justifying their policy).
In a press release on the United Sikhs website, the religious organization responded to Boomers safety policy by saying it is a “justification for discriminatory treatment” and claimed that the amusement park company is unable to provide any “sustainable proof” of the safety concerns it claims exist.
Boomers is a subsidiary of Palace Entertainment, Ltd. The Newport Beach based company owns 18 other amusement parks in addition to Boomers, including Castle Park, Raging Waters, and Speed Zone. At the time this article was written, they were not available for comment on the allegations made by CAIR-CA and the United Sikhs.
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