Palestinian-American Student Expelled Over Mother's Pro-Palestine Posts
The Council on American-Islamic Relations has urged the US Department of Education to investigate the expulsion, claiming the posts were taken out of context.
- A 15-year-old Palestinian-American student, Jad Abuhamda, was expelled from Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, due to his mother's pro-Palestine social media posts.
- His mother, Maha Almasri, was also fired from her position as a math tutor at the same school due to her social media posts criticizing Israel's actions in Gaza.
- The school deemed Almasri's posts as 'hateful and incendiary', potentially inciting hatred and creating a climate of fear.
- The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has requested the US Department of Education to investigate the expulsion.
- Almasri and her son deny the school's claims, stating that the posts were taken out of context and were merely shedding light on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.