TX Teacher Suspended After Telling Muslim Student 'I Bet You're Grieving'

[jefferson_dem]

:wtf:

TX Teacher Suspended After Telling Muslim Student 'I Bet You're Grieving'
Evan McMorris-Santoro | May 4, 2011, 10:58AM

A Texas high school teacher has been placed on administrative leave following an incident where he allegedly told a 9th grade Muslim girl in his algebra class "I bet that you're grieving" on Monday following the death of Osama bin Laden.

According to one parent at Clear Brook High School in Houston who spoke about the incident to a local ABC affiliate, the teacher also said, "I heard about your uncle's death."

The parent said the student "understood that he was referring about Osama bin Laden being killed and was racially profiling her."

The name of the alleged victim of the comment has not been released. She is being described as an "American-born girl of Muslim faith."

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[CBGLuthier]

1. Future Texas Secretary of Edumacation

[MountainLaurel]

2. Wow

How can you be full of that much hate?

Edited to clarify that I'm talking about the asshat teacher, not you personally. :D

[LeftishBrit]

3. That's vile

That is the worst sort of prejudice.

Does the teacher even realize that there were a significant number of American Muslims who were killed on 9-11?

[bullwinkle428]

4. George Takei has something to say to this teacher:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_QDGdbg-QQ

[Taverner]

5. Jesus fuck, typical right wing scumbaggery

[pot]

6. That is sick...n/t

[EC]

7. Just Wow...

how could someone be so cruel? I know this teacher doesn't think bin laden was this students uncle, it was just a dig at the faith of the student. This teacher should not be teaching, instead of being suspended - it should be a firing.

[hlthe2b]

8. The "Stoopid" has no limits in some....

Ignorance beyond contempt...

[Javaman]

9. There is so much stupid here in Texas it's really hard to measure.

poor kid.

[Mnemosyne]

10. Completely despicable. n/t

[Parker CA]

11. Fire the teacher.

[Enthusiast]

12. Let this be an illustration

of exactly how insensitive and ignorant Republicans are. I mean, this guy is supposed to be an educator.