New Jersey School Board Offers Obscene Justification for Dismissal of Palestinian Teacher’s Discrimination Lawsuit

‘New Jersey School Board officials are defending themselves in a discrimination lawsuit filed by a Palestinian-American teacher by rejecting the fact that her homeland even exists, claiming in court, “Palestine is not a nation.”
Sireen Hashem sued the Hunterdon County school district in December 2015, after her contract at Hunterdon Central Regional High School was not renewed. The history teacher, who is Palestinian and Muslim, accused the school of firing her because of her race, national origin and religion.
Hashem said school officials prevented her from teaching topics that her non-Arab and non-Muslim colleagues taught. According to the lawsuit, the school principal, Suzanne Cooley, told Hashem “she should not mention Islam or the Middle East in her class,” and “should not bring her culture, life experience or background into the classroom.”‘
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