Raising concerns over the harassment of a Sikh student in Georgia for wearing turban and being called a ‘terrorist’, the US Justice Department has rapped the school administration for not taking enough steps to prevent such ‘verbal and physical’ abuse.
A complaint was filed to the Department of Justice by a non-Governmental Sikh coalition against the DeKalb County School district in Georgia, alleging that the student had been repeatedly targeted with verbal and physical harassment because of his Sikh faith, the Federal body said on Tuesday.
Though, as a result of the investigation, the School administration has agreed to take steps to implement anti-harassment training at the student’s middle and high school.
“Students of all faiths must be protected from harassment and other forms of discrimination,” said Jocelyn Samuels, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division.