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Detroit school settles lawsuit over student’s anti-Israel Pledge of Allegiance protest
2026-03-29
[IsraelTimes] Teen of Palestinian descent says teacher humiliated her for refusing to stand in objection of US support for Israel’s war in Gaza; settlement includes $10,000 payment, staff training

A suburban bankrupt, increasingly impoverished, reliably Democrat, Detroit
... ruled by Democrats since 1962. A city whose Golden Age included the Purple Gang...
school district has agreed to give First Amendment training to staff to settle a lawsuit by a teenager who said a teacher humiliated her for refusing to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance in protest of US support of Israel amid the war in Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response...
The agreement with Danielle Khalaf and her father also includes a $10,000 payment by an insurance company on behalf of the teacher, according to a court filing.

The Plymouth-Canton district did not admit liability. But Superintendent Monica Merritt praised Danielle for "showing courage and speaking up about the incident."

"Our mission is to foster a school environment that is safe, respectful and welcoming for all," Merritt said Friday.

Danielle, whose family is of Paleostinian descent, declined to recite the pledge at her school over three days in January 2025. The lawsuit says her teacher admonished her and told her she was being disrespectful.

"Since you live in this country and enjoy its freedom, if you don’t like it, you should go back to your country," the teacher said, according to the lawsuit.

Danielle suffered emotional injuries, including nightmares and strained friendships, the lawsuit said.

"It was terrifying at times, scary to face a teacher and overwhelming with the attention that came with the publicity. But it taught me the importance of speaking up for what I believe is right," Danielle said Thursday in a statement released by the American Civil Liberties Union and Arab American Civil Rights League.

Michigan has more than 300,000 residents of Middle Eastern or North African descent, second in the US behind Caliphornia, an impregnable bastion of the Democratic Party,, according to the Census Bureau.

The school district will remove anything from Danielle’s file that suggests her actions violated school policy, according to the settlement.
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