Teacher called 6th grader a terrorist

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Teacher called 6th grader a terrorist, federal complaint says
Family of Muslim student calls for instructor's firing at meeting with Chicago schools, mediator

By Carlos Sadovi | Chicago Tribune reporter
10:06 PM CDT, September 11, 2008
The family of a 13-year-old Muslim student who claims that a former teacher singled him out as a "terrorist" during a 6th grade history class in the spring called for the woman's firing after meeting with Chicago Public Schools officials and a federal mediator for several hours Thursday.

School officials said they investigated the complaint against the unnamed teacher, and she now faces discipline ranging from suspension to dismissal.

But no resolution was reached Thursday between school officials and the family of Saleh Choudhary Jr., now a 7th grader at Brentano Math and Science Academy, 2723 N. Fairfield Ave., so the two sides will meet again Oct. 27.

In a complaint the Choudharys filed with federal education officials several months ago, they allege the boy's teacher singled him out during a discussion on ancient Mesopotamia, said Christina Abraham, civil rights director of the Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations.

Abraham said the teacher turned to the boy and used him as an example of "terrorists blowing up something on a plane."

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-arab-student-cair-12-sep12,0,4191074.story

[BreweryYardRat]

1. Ugh. That's grossly inappropriate, and blatantly bigoted to boot.

Calling an 11 or 12 year old kid a terrorist is revolting, especially when the remark's coming from a teacher.

Secondly, speaking as a history major, a discussion on Ancient Mesopotamia (by ancient -- given the obvious incompetence of this so-called teacher and the fact that it's the MSM -- I'm presuming they mean pre-Islam, which didn't develop until the mid-600s AD) shouldn't have anything to do with "terrorists blowing up something on a plane." I could see comparing the Assyrian, Persian, or Roman empires (maybe the Jewish kingdoms too, but that's not really my area of focus) to modern regimes that practice state-sponsored terrorism, but even then it'd be a stretch. I'd love to hear the chain of faulty reasoning that led her to this remark.

This woman is a fucking bigot and she needs to be shitcanned ASAP. Preferably with a good kick in the ass on her way out the door...then again, that might give her brain damage.

Also? This is a good argument for schools hiring people who actually majored in the subject they want taught, instead of education majors.

[pipoman]

2. I wonder if there is a question as to the truthfulness

of the claim? If not why wouldn't this teacher already be a historical history teacher?