Immigrant Teacher Fired for Wearing Hijab, She Says; Told to 'Get a Job in Dearborn'

[TexasTowelie]

Amirah Mosed, a fifth-grade teacher at Allendale Elementary School in Melvindale, says in a lawsuit that she was fired for wearing a hijab, a head cover worn by some Muslim women.

The case against the district alleges that supervisors told Mosed last May to resign or get fired and to “get a job in Dearborn," reports Brian Abel of WXYZ. She allegedly also was told students aren't safe with her. She's originally from Yemen.

"This is a woman who’s born in the U.S.," says David Nacht, an Ann Arbor employment law attorney representing her. "Who is very American and a wonderful teacher and just a great person with a sense of humor, a delightful human being."

”Students loved her and she was written up and fired and it’s baloney. And its not America," the immigrant's lawyer adds.

Read more: http://www.deadlinedetroit.com/articles/19350/immigrant_teacher_fired_for_wearing_hijab_she_says_told_to_get_a_job_in_dearborn#.WoyU2XxG3RY

[lunasun]

1. Which is it? Reporting like this takes away from the subject, perhaps it's purpose who knows

[Kittycow]

2. Bet they're OK with all the Christianist trappings tho.

[samir.g]

3. Sue them into dust

No woman should be barred wearing hijab.