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Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)
Tue Dec 5, 2017, 10:39 AM Dec 2017

Substitute teacher calls police on Muslim 6-year-old with Down syndrome

PEARLAND, Texas (FOX 26) - “Mohammad was born with Down Syndrome chromosome 21,” said his father Maher Suleiman.

The 6-year-old boy also has intellectual difficulties and doesn’t speak.

“He needs care all the time,” said Maher.

Mohammad attends C. J. Harris Elementary School in Pearland. Maher said his son’s regular teacher left and a substitute teacher called Pearland police about his son. He also said the school told the officer that Mohammad could talk.

“It’s not true, he doesn’t speak at all,” said Maher. He also said the substitute teacher told police the boy would reportedly say "Allah" and "boom."

“She claimed he was a terrorist,” said Maher. “This is so stupid, it’s discrimination. Actually, it’s not implied discrimination, it’s actual discrimination.”

The teacher’s reported accusation against the special needs child prompted a police investigation and one by Child Protective Services as well.

http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/pearland/news/article/Report-Pearland-substitute-teacher-calls-police-12404438.php

http://www.fox26houston.com/news/muslim-special-needs-students-father-says-teacher-called-police-on-boy


2017, y'all....

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Substitute teacher calls police on Muslim 6-year-old with Down syndrome (Original Post) Blue_Tires Dec 2017 OP
Teacher sounds like a stupid brainwashed cult member dalton99a Dec 2017 #1
My 3-year-old pointed his squirt gun at me and made shooting noises... ExciteBike66 Dec 2017 #2
Bingo dalton99a Dec 2017 #4
Houston is a very diverse area IronLionZion Dec 2017 #3
What a hateful and delusional teacher lunasun Dec 2017 #5

ExciteBike66

(2,358 posts)
2. My 3-year-old pointed his squirt gun at me and made shooting noises...
Tue Dec 5, 2017, 10:47 AM
Dec 2017

but he is white so it was alright...

IronLionZion

(45,450 posts)
3. Houston is a very diverse area
Tue Dec 5, 2017, 10:50 AM
Dec 2017

lots of brown South Asians and Middle Eastern people there. This teacher sounds like a real asshole who knew better.

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