School probes Muslim kindergartner's mistreatment allegation
Source: Associated Press
Jonathan Drew and Tom Foreman Jr., Associated Press
Updated 6:39 pm, Wednesday, November 23, 2016
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Charlotte's public school system is investigating allegations that a kindergarten teacher singled out a 5-year-old student for harassment because he's Muslim.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations said Wednesday that the teacher grabbed the student by the neck at one point and called him a "bad Muslim boy" multiple times over several weeks.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools spokeswoman Renee McCoy said the district is investigating and takes the allegations detailed by CAIR in a letter to school officials seriously. She said she couldn't comment further, partly because many employees are out for Thanksgiving.
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