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January 18, 2005
Rhonda Thurman: Look out, here comes the crazy!!!
Rhonda Thurman, who is crazy, has -- within just the last few days -- proposed the closing of one school and denounced a girl's right to wear an Islamic head scarf to another. My personal favorite reason of hers for not thinking this was a good idea? That Jewish students might ask to start wearing yarmulkes and other students from other religions might start making requests. Um, has she BEEN to New York City? This makes me want to slam a banjo and a corn cob pipe into my skull... What WILL she do next?!? I think I feel a column coming on...
Here's the latest:
Rhonda Thurman Says Allowing Islamic Head Scarf Was Wrong Decision
(from Chattanoogan.com.)
County School Board member Rhonda Thurman said it was the wrong decision to allow a Muslim student at East Ridge High School to wear her Islamic head scarf, or hijab, in school.
Ms. Thurman said Board Chairman Chip Baker has agreed that the board can discuss the issue at its meeting on Thursday at 5 p.m. at Tyner Academy.
Ms. Thurman said, "This was a policy decision that the school board needed to discuss. I am not happy with the decision made by the administration.
"I think it opens up a Pandora's box for us. You may have Jewish students asking to wear yarmulkes and students from other religions making requests.
"I think we should stick to the dress code."
The student had previously been told she could not wear her religiously-mandated head scarf because it was against the school dress code.
The school's decision to allow the head scarf came after intervention by a Muslim civil rights group based in Washington, D.C., and after school officials conferred with legal counsel.
The girl said she converted to the Muslim faith about a year ago after studying the Koran.
She said wearing the scarf keeps her mind of her religious faith and following its tenets.
| By colrus | 10:39 PM
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