per week in his or her own faith. He was told by Hardi Priyono, deputy headmaster of the school, "This is a public school. We don't focus on religion. In our daily lives, we try to respect religion, but we don't give preferential treatment." Students at Besuki wore Western clothing, and the Chicago Tribune described the school as "so progressive that teachers wore miniskirts and all students were encouraged to celebrate Christmas". Interviews by Nedra Pickler of the Associated Press found that students of all faiths have been welcome there since before Obama's attendance. Akmad Solichin, the vice principal of the school, told Pickler: “The allegations are completely baseless. Yes, most of our students are Muslim, but there are Christians as well. Everyone's welcome here ... it's a public school.” See also Barack Obama religion conspiracy theories Unification Church political activities References News magazines published in the United States Online magazines published in the United States Conservative magazines published in the United States Christian magazines Defunct magazines published in the United States Magazines established in 1985 Magazines disestablished in 2004 Magazines published in Washington, D.C. Unification Church affiliated organizations Unification Church controversies 1985 establishments in the United States