It's a wrap!Sixth-grader Nashala Hearn Hearn , Lafcadio Pen name Koizumi Yakumo. 1850-1904. Greek-born American writer noted for his exotic stories and novels. He spent the last 15 years of his life in Japan, where he wrote twelve books, including Kokoro (1896). has always been a well-behaved Refers to programs that do not deviate from a standard. A program that is not well-behaved (ill-behaved) typically bypasses the operating system or some other control program and accesses the hardware directly in order to improve performance. student. So why was she suspended sus·pend v. sus·pend·ed, sus·pend·ing, sus·pends v.tr. 1. To bar for a period from a privilege, office, or position, usually as a punishment: suspend a student from school. , twice, from her Oklahoma Oklahoma (ōkləhō`mə), state in SW United States. It is bordered by Missouri and Arkansas (E); Texas, partially across the Red R. (S, W); New Mexico, across the narrow edge of the Oklahoma Panhandle (W); and Colorado and Kansas (N). middle school? For wearing her traditional Muslim head scarf, called a hijab, to class. Nashala's middle school had a policy forbidding any head coverings whatsoever ... and they weren't making any exception for Nashala, even though the head scarf is part of her religious practice. What's a girl to do? Take action, of course! On Nashala's behalf, the U.S. Justice Department filed suit against the Muskogee Public School District--and won! "Public school cannot require students to check their faith at the schoolhouse door," says Alexander Costa, U.S. assistant attorney general for civil rights. Now, Nashala's school has to allow religious exceptions in its dress code. Hats off to Nashala! |
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