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16-year-old Muslim pupil sues faculty after trainer instructed him ‘I don’t negotiate with terrorists’

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By Linda Ikeji

16-year-old Muslim student sues school after teacher told him ‘I don’t negotiate with terrorists’

A Muslim teenager is suing the Southern California faculty district after his trainer allegedly branded him a terrorist.

In Feb. 2025, 14-year-old Yousef Abdullah approached his trainer at Cypress High School after being rejected from the Advanced Placement English program, in keeping with the NY Post.

“I don’t negotiate with terrorists, that is people under the age of 18,” his English trainer allegedly instructed the Palestinian-American freshman in response.

It was reported {that a} faculty counselor allegedly repeated the terrorist comment a number of instances, whereas an assistant principal dismissed it as a joke.

Now 16, Abdullah is suing the Anaheim Union High School District, accusing officers of discrimination and failing to guard him.

“Clearly, the school’s not taking it seriously,” legal professional Samer Habbas, who represents the teenager, instructed The Orange County Register.

The district’s personal investigation discovered proof of a derogatory remark that violated its coverage towards abusive language towards college students, in keeping with a March 2025 letter from Human Resources Director Amie Maya.

The district mentioned the matter could be dealt with via its confidential personnel course of. Habbas mentioned no significant self-discipline adopted.

The lawsuit additionally alleges faculty staff disclosed Abdullah’s ADHD analysis to classmates, who subsequently mocked him as “SpEd.”

The alleged remedy left {the teenager} so ashamed of his Palestinian and Muslim id that he tried to keep away from rising facial hair and being seen in public along with his mother and father, in keeping with the grievance.

He has since transferred to a different Orange County highschool.

“When you’re calling a Palestinian child of Muslim descent a terrorist … it is completely inappropriate; it dehumanizes a kid,” Habbas mentioned.

The case is earlier than Orange County Superior Court Judge Kimberly A. Knill, who rejected the district’s try to have the lawsuit dismissed.

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