Re: Teacher disciplined over comment to Muslim student

>The Islamic Society of Greater Houston agrees with the action, saying  they 
>believe the incident is isolated. The group does not call for any  further 
>response.
"A lot of people are ignorant in the world, and so  you just have to ignore 
them," suggested Dr. Aziz Siddiqui with the  Islamic Society of Greater 
Houston.<


Ahhhh.  The refreshing air of common sense.  Very good, no - excellent, for 
them.  This makes this a feel good story for me.  And I'm not discounting the 
stupidity/meanness of the teacher, but this reasoned response is so lacking in 
our discourse that it makes me glad to see it.  The good Dr. should be applauded 
for it.

Mike F.






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Man...this poor teacher.
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=8109997
Teacher disciplined over comment to Muslim student

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- The death of Osama bin Laden is related to an investigation of 
a teacher at Clear Brook High School. The teacher is accused of making a 
racially insensitive comment to a student in front of the entire class.

A Friendswood mom says she was offended by what her daughter says happened 
Monday in ninth grade algebra.

She said, "The teacher told the student that 'I bet you're grieving.' And she 
basically looked at him and said what are you talking about? And he said I heard 
about your uncle's death and she said wow, because she understood that he was 
referring about Osama bin Laden being killed and was racially profiling her."
The remark was made to a classmate, an American-born girl of Muslim faith. It 
happened at Clear Brook High School in the Clear Creek Independent School 
District. The mom wanted to speak out about the incident but wanted us to 
protect her identity, saying she doesn't want any retaliation against her 
daughter or the girl who experienced the inappropriate comment.
The mother said, "The student ended up crying over what was said to her by the 
teacher and the teacher asked her why she was crying and another student said it 
was because of what you said earlier. And his response was, oh, OK, and just 
kind of smirked and giggled and walked away."
The Clear Creek school district was quick to respond, confirming what was said 
and issuing a prepared statement.

"In the Clear Creek Independent School District, we believe diversity 
strengthens our community and seek opportunities to celebrate the different 
cultures within our schools and neighborhoods. The sentiments allegedly shared 
by this teacher are not reflective of the staff at Clear Brook High School or 
anyone within the Clear Creek Independent School District. In accordance with 
CCISD policy, the teacher has been placed on administrative leave pending the 
outcome of a personnel investigation.

The student did the right thing and immediately notified an adult regarding the 
teachers' comments. The principal at Clear Brook High School notified the 
child's parents and has been in communication with the family." -Elaina Polsen, 
Director of Public Information, Clear Creek Independent School District


The Islamic Society of Greater Houston agrees with the action, saying they 
believe the incident is isolated. The group does not call for any further 
response.
"A lot of people are ignorant in the world, and so you just have to ignore 
them," suggested Dr. Aziz Siddiqui with the Islamic Society of Greater Houston.
Meanwhile, the Friendswood mom read a text she received from the girl.
She read, "Make it a lesson learned about how the world is going through stuff 
and he needs to watch what he says and so do others because Osama does not 
represent the whole Muslim faith."
The mom says that the girl remains in class and she is grateful that her 
classmates stuck up for her.






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