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| Student: Teacher Made Offensive Comments About Muslims |
| 2008-01-25 |
| A Clay County teen spoke out Thursday against a teacher who she said made offensive comments regarding Muslims and terrorism. Ferzana Rajpoot, whose parents were born in Pakistan, said that at one point in class her teacher referred to all Muslims as terrorists. According to the 16-year-old student, the comments came during an extra credit psychology class last week at Orange Park High School. Rajpoot said she knows the teacher well and had respect for him, but that has changed after what she said the teacher told the class. Now, she refuses to return to the teacher's classroom. "I should be there right now actually, but I donÂ’t want to be in that classroom," Rajpoot said. She said the teacher made the comments as he talked about why he favored a certain presidential candidate. "'(He'd) keep all Muslim terrorists out the United States.' So, of course me being a young Muslim, I was like, 'Are all Muslims considered terrorists now?'" He said, 'Yes, they are,'" said Rajpoot. "I calmly tried to explain that not all Muslims are terrorists, we're not planning out a jihad or anything, and he just told me I don't know anything, I'm wrong and to sit down." The district official who oversees the night courses at the high school told Channel 4 the district is aware of the claims the student has made and the alleged incident is under investigation. Rajpoot's father, Mohammed Shahid, has enlisted the help of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. He said the group has contacted the school district. "We are trying to correct him and we're trying to tell them what he did was wrong, and we still like him as a teacher and respect him," said Shahid. With two years left at Orange Park High, Rajpoot said she doesnÂ’t plan to take any more classes with the teacher who she said made the inappropriate comments. "He should get some type of consequence. He's an educator, but he needs to be educated. That's how I feel," Rajpoot said. The school district continues to investigate the allegations against the teacher. Did any reporter ask the teacher what happened? Did any reporter even try to contact the teacher? Do our MSM gatekeepers even consider the right to know both sides of the story pertinent anymore?? |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #12 Kill this bitch and the next muzzie will keep their f**ken mouth shut. [/kneejerk reaction] What ever happened to Zenster ? He's been given the opportunity to disburse his opinions elsewhere. You can go look for him, if you wish... |
| Posted by: Pappy 2008-01-25 16:24 |
| #11 "(He'd) keep all Muslim terrorists out the United States." Not all Muslims, just the terrorist Muslims. It just so happens that 99% of terrorists seem to be Muslims, so I'd say this teacher is off the hook. So, Ferzana et al, why are you so touchy about this that you can't seem to figure it out? Is the truth hitting a bit close to home? |
| Posted by: gorb 2008-01-25 16:04 |
| #10 Zenster comments at Belmont now and then. "...trying to correct him" yeah like that caretaker dood in The Shining. Shahid...nice name too. How 'bout I change my last name to 'Moorkiller'. |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2008-01-25 15:52 |
| #9 Zenster is working in the Crop Circles Mr. James. |
| Posted by: Thomas Woof 2008-01-25 15:46 |
| #8 Kill this bitch and the next muzzie will keep their f**ken mouth shut. [/kneejerk reaction] What ever happened to Zenster ? Does anyone have a clue ? If those against Islam disappear one by one, then either something is up or as a group we are surrendering to jihad. |
| Posted by: wxjames 2008-01-25 14:40 |
| #7 Just the next chapter in the ongoing: "Teachers ain't got no Rights saga;" My math teaching daughter was taken to task for using an old standby when describing the fact that a true answer can be reached via a variety of methods. Seems Little Johnie is an animal hugger and didn't take kindly to being told that "there is more than one way to skin a cat." |
| Posted by: USN,Ret. 2008-01-25 13:35 |
| #6 another fine example of media lynching here in America! hey lets go with the sensational lies and distortions at all costs to the dumb slobs we Whores in the Media lie about! |
| Posted by: RD 2008-01-25 13:35 |
| #5 Better be careful, Clay County looks like 21st Century Disney Florida but it's really 19th Century South Georgia. |
| Posted by: Thomas Woof 2008-01-25 12:10 |
| #4 Yup. Islamic tenets = whining and then whining some more. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2008-01-25 11:04 |
| #3 The whole thing sounds like it could have been engineered by CAIR. I'm not saying it was but (a) It fits their narrative so well (b) Its happening during the political campaign season (c) most teachers are so far to the left I find the comments unbelievable. If the teacher was misquoted as saying a Presidential candidate might think that or play on that and they were taken out of context perhaps. Muslims seem to be so easily offended it is hard to take them seriously as a religion. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2008-01-25 10:55 |
| #2 What part of "Jihad is ordained for you." is she denying? |
| Posted by: ed 2008-01-25 10:42 |
| #1 If it was a class like math I might suspect the student was failing and made up the story to escape without an F, but a psychology class.... not so likely. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2008-01-25 10:36 |