New Jersey: Teacher accused of removing hijab sues Olympian, saying social media 'wrecked' her life

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Teacher accused of removing hijab sues Olympian, saying social media 'wrecked' her life

A teacher accused of yanking the hijab from the head of a second-grade student in the South Orange-Maplewood School District — an incident that provoked outrage across social media — has sued Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad for defamation. Tamar Herman allegedly approached the student at her desk on Oct. 6 last year and grabbed her hijab, pulling it back and exposing her uncovered head to the class. Herman claimed it was a misunderstanding. She thought the student was wearing a form-fitting hijab under her hood and wanted to uncover her eyes, the teacher said. The incident set off a national ...

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Teacher accused of removing student's hijab sues over backlash

A New Jersey elementary school teacher is suing Olympic medalist Ibtihaj Muhammad for viral social media posts made last year accusing her of forcibly removing a student’s hijab, a headscarf worn by some Muslim women and girls. The defamation lawsuit filed in early October accuses the American fencer and other defendants of “categorically false allegations of bigotry, child abuse, and gross pedagogical misconduct.” It further alleges that teacher Tamar Herman’s life and reputation were irreparably harmed by the “flood of interest and outrage” caused by Muhammad’s nearly identical Instagram and Facebook posts, both describing a tug-of-war scenario between Herman and ...

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