Jeff teacher reassigned in veil-pulling case

[PsychoDad]

Jeff teacher reassigned in veil-pulling case

Muslim family cites officials' fast action
Wednesday February 04, 2004

By Rob Nelson
West Bank bureau

Sitting in Wes Mix's 10th-grade world history class at West Jefferson High School in Harvey, Maryam Motar said she had become used to the "jokes."

First, there were the times when she said her teacher thought she was of Indian descent and called her "Little Curry One."

Motar said the final straw came Friday as Mix was passing out tests. After pulling back her religiously mandated head scarf, or hijab, Motar said Mix told her, "I hope God punishes you. No, I'm sorry, I hope Allah punishes you."

Motar said the teacher later told her, "I didn't know you had hair under there."

More here :
http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/frontpage/index.ssf?/base/news-1/107587950930470.xml

To treat a child like this, any child, is unforgiveable.

[Djinn]

1. would have loved to have been in that class

because I have a very bad temper - particularly when it comes to pathetic bullies. A swift knee in the groin would have been followed up with "I'm sorry I didn't realise you had goolies under there"

[madrchsod]

2. goolies??

you Australian's have some interesting slang...

[Cooley Hurd]

3. WTF? The school district STILL employs this guy?

<snip>
West Jefferson Principal Lale Geer confirmed Tuesday that Mix was removed from the school on Monday, and school system officials said he was transferred to another teaching position in an unnamed school after Motar and her family complained and sought support from the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Washington, D.C.

Superintendent Diane Roussel said the incident is under investigation.

"We have to get our facts together," she said. "I have to listen to both sides of the story. I do realize it's very offensive to the Islamic community. The concerns they expressed are sincere ones."

Reached at home Tuesday night, Mix called the incident a "nonissue" and a "bunch of craziness."

He said he was enjoying a dinner of red beans and rice and a beer. "I'm not worried at all," he said, adding that "all of this has been resolved."
<snip>

How about FIRE the sick fucker??? Have another beer, Wes... :grr:

[dmr]

4. Child abuse, harassment

and what is the definition of hate crime? He did touch and remove a piece of clothing.

This was an ongoing harassment for this child by an adult who is entrusted to set positive examples to his students.

After pulling back her religiously mandated head scarf, or hijab, Motar said Mix told her, "I hope God punishes you. No, I'm sorry, I hope Allah punishes you."

Motar said the teacher later told her, "I didn't know you had hair under there."

That man has a hateful heart.