WaPo article about teacher "taking off hijab"

[Anonymous]

Wow, is all I have to say. I don't know if this belongs in "Schools" or "Religion" or "Seriously". I really fear for our public education. The fact that so many of the comments say teachers should never touch kids, ever is so sad. We are so afraid of sexual abuse that we are robbing our kids, especially the little ones, of genuine, nurturing environments. Then add in the Islamaphobia and bold faced Antisemitism that was allowed. This is one of the uglier things I have ever seen.

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[Anonymous]

They should be except for specific reasons.

[Anonymous]

Parents overreacting in a school setting?

Why, I never heard of such a thing.

[Anonymous]

Why is a seven-year old wearing a hijab?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why is a seven-year old wearing a hijab?

Why is a seven year old wearing a yarmulke and payos? Could it be - gasp - that different religious traditions have customs, rituals, attire for their adherents, even for children?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why is a seven-year old wearing a hijab?

Why is a seven year old wearing a yarmulke and payos? Could it be - gasp - that different religious traditions have customs, rituals, attire for their adherents, even for children?

Yes, the religious custom is that hijab is not worn until the girl starts menstruating. She’s seven. The teacher shouldn’t have touched the kid (although I wasn’t clear on whether there was a hoodie on as well), but the mother’s reaction and the fact that these yahoos are “practicing” pick-and-choose, ill-informed Islam made me lose any sympathy I had.

[Anonymous]

The teacher made a mistake, possibly influenced by anti-Muslim bias, the family are anti-Semitic and nut bars.

[Anonymous]

Mom is clearly mentally ill. She and the dad are now divorced.

Did you see where the mom went to the teacher’s house and told her the daughter missed her?

[Anonymous]

This is awful. The family seems completely nuts. What the teacher said makes sense.

God, poor teachers. If this isn’t a lesson to stay away from everyone then I don’t know what is

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is awful. The family seems completely nuts. What the teacher said makes sense.

God, poor teachers. If this isn’t a lesson to stay away from everyone then I don’t know what is

I’m a public school teacher, not Muslim, and think Herman was wrong. I would not have touched a child to remove their hoodie if that’s what I thought they had on their head. The proper thing to do would be to ask the child to remove a hoodie if not permitted. If the child refused, have admin address it.

According to the article, allegedly three other families have complained about Herman’s treatment of Black girls: “ In 2017, Herman allegedly gave a Black girl’s snack bar to a White girl who was also claiming it, saying she trusted her more. In 2020, she allegedly yelled into the ear of a Black girl and later defended herself by saying simply, “I was having a bad day.” And on the day of the hijab incident, Herman is alleged to have snatched a water bottle out of the hand of a student, another Black girl.” The article goes on to say “ One of Herman’s attorneys declined to go into detail but called the allegations “grossly misconstrued and inaccurate.” Alright, explain what did happen with three other kids that they so horrible misunderstood your intentions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is awful. The family seems completely nuts. What the teacher said makes sense.

God, poor teachers. If this isn’t a lesson to stay away from everyone then I don’t know what is

I’m a public school teacher, not Muslim, and think Herman was wrong. I would not have touched a child to remove their hoodie if that’s what I thought they had on their head. The proper thing to do would be to ask the child to remove a hoodie if not permitted. If the child refused, have admin address it.

According to the article, allegedly three other families have complained about Herman’s treatment of Black girls: “ In 2017, Herman allegedly gave a Black girl’s snack bar to a White girl who was also claiming it, saying she trusted her more. In 2020, she allegedly yelled into the ear of a Black girl and later defended herself by saying simply, “I was having a bad day.” And on the day of the hijab incident, Herman is alleged to have snatched a water bottle out of the hand of a student, another Black girl.” The article goes on to say “ One of Herman’s attorneys declined to go into detail but called the allegations “grossly misconstrued and inaccurate.” Alright, explain what did happen with three other kids that they so horrible misunderstood your intentions.

Why I am happy to sign that check for private school tuition.

[Anonymous]

I am Jewish, and I recently quit my job because the school would not put CCTV in the classroom. This is why.

That said, you should never, ever, touch a student. For any reason.

[Anonymous]

The article shows people having clearly lost their minds. The teacher made a mistake accidentally and said she apologized. There’s no indication that on all the other days the kid wore a hijab the teacher tried to get her to take it off so it sounds most plausible that it was actually inadvertent as the teacher said. So why make a huge deal out of this? It certainly does not merit firing or suspending her.

[Anonymous]

The Wyatt family is a bunch of absolute lunatics. Completely batshit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is awful. The family seems completely nuts. What the teacher said makes sense.

God, poor teachers. If this isn’t a lesson to stay away from everyone then I don’t know what is

I’m a public school teacher, not Muslim, and think Herman was wrong. I would not have touched a child to remove their hoodie if that’s what I thought they had on their head. The proper thing to do would be to ask the child to remove a hoodie if not permitted. If the child refused, have admin address it.

According to the article, allegedly three other families have complained about Herman’s treatment of Black girls: “ In 2017, Herman allegedly gave a Black girl’s snack bar to a White girl who was also claiming it, saying she trusted her more. In 2020, she allegedly yelled into the ear of a Black girl and later defended herself by saying simply, “I was having a bad day.” And on the day of the hijab incident, Herman is alleged to have snatched a water bottle out of the hand of a student, another Black girl.” The article goes on to say “ One of Herman’s attorneys declined to go into detail but called the allegations “grossly misconstrued and inaccurate.” Alright, explain what did happen with three other kids that they so horrible misunderstood your intentions.

It’s easy to make someone look racist when you cherry pick.