Broward Teacher accused of calling her student ‘Raghead Taliban’ gets 5-day suspension
A Cypress Bay High French teacher has been suspended for five days without pay, and will have to undergo a diversity training program, for calling a Muslim student a “raghead Taliban’’ when the 14-year-old walked into class wearing a hoodie last month.
The punishment didn’t please the student’s father. Youssef Wardani wanted the teacher, Maria Valdes, fired or suspended for a year without pay for what he calls racist comments.
On Tuesday, Wardani addressed the Broward School Board, who voted unanimously to discipline the teacher, who has been teaching in Broward Schools for 11 years.
“My son is Deyab-Houssein Wardani, [and] he’s not a raghead Taliban,” Wardani told the school board members.
Wardani said his son, who is of Lebanese and Moroccan descent, was bullied by his teacher, and accused the school board of not acting swiftly enough. He referred to Valdes’ suspension as a “five-day vacation.”
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/broward/article15046943.html
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Five days? For using a racial slur against a student? Incredible 