Olympic fencer accuses New Jersey teacher of 'pulling hijab off second-grade girl in front of her class' and telling her she didn't need to wear it because her hair was beautiful
US Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad accused Boyden Elementary School teacher Tamar Herman of forcibly removing a second-grader's hijab 'Imagine the humiliation and trauma this experience has caused her,' the Rio bronze medalist wrote on social media Herman's attorney said she did nothing wrong and her ex-husband claimed that Herman and Muhammad were actually friends The South Orange Maplewood School District is investigating the incident as Muslim-American leaders call for the teacher's termination By Ronny Reyes For Dailymail.Com
Published: 21:49 BST, 8 October 2021 | Updated: 21:49 BST, 8 October 2021
A US Olympic medal-winning fencer accused a New Jersey teacher of pulling off a second-grader's hijab in the middle of class despite the student's resistance.
Ibtihaj Muhammad, who won bronze in women's team sabre in Rio, claimed Seth Boyden Elementary School teacher Tamar Herman 'forcibly removed the hijab' from a second-grader's head on Tuesday.
'Herman told the student that her hair was beautiful and she did not have to wear hijab to school anymore,' Muhammad wrote on Instagram on Wednesday.
'Imagine being a child and stripped of your clothing in front of your classmates. Imagine the humiliation and trauma this experience has caused her.'
US Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad accused Seth Boyden Elementary School teacher Tamar Herman of forcibly removing the hijab off a second-grade girl's head
Muhammad shared the story on her Instagram, calling the incident 'abuse'
The Olympian, who became the first American Muslim woman to wear a hijab while competing at the Olympic games, won bronze in women's team sabre in Rio 2016
Herman has been placed on
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