Reply #70: I'm not certain whether... [View All]

[DeSwiss]

...she or her family were aware of the school system's policies, or if any student contracts were involved. The article stated:

"the 13-year-old student, an incoming freshman, was told by the supervisor Tuesday to remove her hajib, an Islamic head scarf... The girl, who was taking a summer algebra class, then broke down in tears, said CAIR, but did not remove her scarf.... The summer session at Seaside High School started Monday. The program offers remedial classes for high school students, two academies and a special education program."

So it would appear that she may be a new student at this school.

I agree with your assessment of the rhetoric of CAIR, but being black myself, I can also understand the feelings of outrage one feels when they're singled out for being different. And the fact that she was not told to remove her hajib privately, but it was "demanded" by this supervisor that she remove the scarf in front of more than 100 students," makes me believe that the apology should be as public as the humiliation.

Still, I also agree with what you say about the requirements for Muslim women to dress "modestly." Who decides what modest is? Men. The Patriarchy is alive and well. To me, religion is a weight whose benefits (whatever they are or were) have been far outpaced the negatives they draw and generate. But that's me...