In am going to set my opinion aside.
I know there are protections for race or religion in things like housing and employment, but I thought private businesses had the right to refuse service to anyone for any reason?
Generally speaking, in privately owned business, "management reserves the right to refuse service to anyone". (Example: "No Shoes, No Shirt, - No Service) However, in Texas, actually doing so because of religion or national origin, and absent any other more legitimate cause, can get your TX CHP Instructor permit revoked by the Texas Department of Public Safety. (Same in UT.)
Having said that, anyone who has taken any of my classes, whether UT CFP, NRA, or one of my specialty classes, knows that I announce at the beginning of the class that any student who shows disrespect to the instructor or any assistant instructor, or any other student, will be booted from the class. Likewise, any student showing mental imbalance will be asked to leave. Any student, who by their actions or words implies that they are taking my training for any aggressive purposes and intend to use the skills I teach them against others preemptively will be booted; whether their intention to be aggressive is based on religion or on personal pathology. In all these cases, should they occur, BCI will be notified by me and that person's name flagged for "special investigation" should they apply through another UT Instructor's course.
I stand by my earlier post - all have the right to personal protection instruction, unless they show by their actions or words that they intend to use that instruction for illegal purposes.
Yellow Cat Out -