The teacher should not have said what she said. It was a mistake. Yet, has she actually stated, “all Arabs are terrorists or all Muslims are terrorists”? If she has, then it is clearly wrong for her to do so.

Everyone that is a reasonable person knows that Muslims are some of the most peaceful and kind people on the planet. Sure, there are so-called “Muslims” that are bad people, but they are in the minority.

They do not represent the true faith of Islam.

I am not sure if she should be fired. Obviously, she should have been given a stern warning about making students feel uncomfortable. There is no place for any sort of negative discrimination in schools, especially from teachers toward students.

If it is really true that she is xenophobic, then she has no place as a teacher.

I do not want to condemn this woman because she could have honestly made a mistake.

Salaam

And what’s this you are saying the teacher’s act isn’t equated with a terrorist mindstate? “The teacher singled out the child….and never made a point.” You sure you are who you say you are?

Unless she has changed her ways since the incident (changed perception) then she needs the boot.

Also, it was funny that Sarah tried to equate this woman to being a terrorist when her act clearly did not resemble anything remotely equivalent to terrorism.

You can try to manipulate and stretch the definitions of words from their original meanings, but that doesn’t make your definitions of these words true.

So, don’t compare this woman to the likes of Nasrallah, Hamas, and bin Laden.

Salaam

When my own family immigrated to this country from Ireland more than a century ago there were also implicit and explicit obstacles. Please don’t give up on us. The promise of America is only realized through your participation and integration into our evolving culture.