A 12-year-old Muslim boy has
accused his teacher of religiously targeting him by calling him a
"terrorist" in front of his classmates in the US state of Texas,
prompting school authorities to probe the incident.
The teacher allegedly made the insensitive comment when her class had been watching the movie "Bend it Like Beckham" after taking an exam and Waleed let out a loud laugh at a joke in the movie.
"We're in the class
watching a movie," Waleed said. "And I was just laughing at the movie
and the teacher said, "I wouldn't be laughing if I was you. And I said
why? She said because we all think you're a terrorist."The teacher allegedly made the insensitive comment when her class had been watching the movie "Bend it Like Beckham" after taking an exam and Waleed let out a loud laugh at a joke in the movie.
After that comment other students started making fun of him and started calling him a "bomb".
"They were like, 'oh I see a bomb!' and they started all laughing and making jokes. I was upset and I felt like I was put in the corner and like everybody was just looking at me," Waleed added.
The English and Language Arts teacher was immediately removed from the classroom after the accusations, and Waleed's family wants her gone for good.