Update (Oct. 12, 2021): The Black Parents Workshop, Inc is speaking out in support of a second-grader who allegedly had her hijab yanked off of her by her teacher. Elementary schooler Sumayyah Wyatt's family said her daughter is shaken after accusing her teacher of telling the student to take her hijab off, then ripping it off when she refused. The Black Parents Workshop, which seeks to ensure equitable treatment of Black students, said the Wyatt family reached out to them following the incident. "We support the call of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) in demanding that the South Orange-Maplewood School District address the conduct of the student’s teacher and make certain the student is above all, protected, and provided the r esources her family desires to make amends for this violation of trust and duty of care," the group said in a statement sent to Blavity. The group asserts that Sumayyah's religious rights were "violated." "When a child walks into a...
