it was last school year that his sixth
grade teacher made the comment in class
but 13-year-old salet sh's family is
still pursuing a resolution it was in a
history class at the brentano Math and
Science Academy in Logan Square that the
teacher allegedly described a
hypothetical situation in which Sal
would carry a bomb aboard a plane and
blow it up Sal is the only Muslim the
only Arab in the classroom and in using
that example she basically gave the
go-ahead for all the students to begin
herass
his family says the boy came home from
school with tears in his eyes as he
described the painful harassment he
faced from other students immediately
afterward they went to the school's
principal at the time Georgette Watson
asking that the teacher be disciplined
Watson passed away later that year
before she was able to resolve their
concerns now the family and American
Islamic leaders are meeting with the
school board and a mediator to come up
with the resolution they want the
teacher fired I believe that's the
severest and harshest punishment that
could be given out she should be given
out either she did it willfully or just
completely uh irresponsibly in either
way it reflects uh negligence to the
extent that she should not be teaching
in the Chicago Public Schools the family
is also hoping the school will provide
counseling to Salah and sensitivity
training to teachers late this afternoon
School CEO Arie Duncan responded it's
very disturbing that this kind of thing
would happen and I just appreciate the
family so much for stepping forward and
talking to us about that that takes
courage to do that and the only way we
can make sure these things never happen
again is by addressing them openly and
honestly well the teacher is still
working for the Chicago Public Schools
but is no longer at brentano Academy
Arie Duncan says the board is working
with the mediator to resolve the
concerns their next meeting is scheduled
for late next month in incidentally the
family says it was just a coincidence
that today's meeting was scheduled for
911 all right John thank you for the