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<blockquote data-quote="moreluck" data-source="post: 889539" data-attributes="member: 1246"><p><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #008080">I'm sick of the rule bending and the bending over backwards for these people. Get with the program, follow the rules or get out OR get a different religion!!</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #008080"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #008080"><a href="http://weaselzippers.us/2011/10/15/obama-justice-department-orders-illinois-school-district-to-pay-muslim-teacher-75k-over-denying-her-special-leave-of-absence-for-hajj-trip-to-mecca/" target="_blank">Obama Justice Department Orders Illinois School District To Pay Muslim Teacher $75K Over Denying Her Special Leave Of Absence For Hajj Trip To Mecca…</a></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #008080">Would they have given another teacher of a different faith the time off? No. Case closed.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #008080"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #008080"><a href="http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/8200883-418/woman-wins-right-to-mecca-trip.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000">(Chicago Sun-Times)</span></a> — A Muslim woman has won her fight against a west suburban school district after being denied unpaid leave to go on a religious pilgrimage to Mecca.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #008080"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #008080">The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday announced it settled Safoorah Khan’s religious discrimination lawsuit against the Berkeley School District, forcing the district to pay $75,000 in lost back pay, compensatory damages and attorneys’ fees.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #008080">The district also will have to develop a policy accommodating religions consistent with the Civil Rights Acts to ensure something similar will not happen again.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #008080"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #008080">Khan, a teacher at MacArthur Middle School, requested an unpaid leave of absence in December 2008 to perform hajj — a pilgrimage required by Islam — but was told she had to choose between her job and her religious beliefs. She resigned.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #008080">“I’m glad that we settled and I hope this does set a precedent,” Khan said. “I hope they realize that hajj means a lot to Muslims and there will be more and more people taking the trip. I hope this helps people and their employers to accommodate Muslims and their requests.”</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #008080"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #008080">According to the settlement, the district must also provide mandatory training on religious accommodations to all board of education members and school supervisors.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #008080"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #008080">Khan, now 30, says she went to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the year she resigned.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #008080">“It’s required once in our lifetime at the earliest opportunity you can get,” she said.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #008080"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #008080"></span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="moreluck, post: 889539, member: 1246"] [FONT=comic sans ms][SIZE=3][COLOR=#008080]I'm sick of the rule bending and the bending over backwards for these people. Get with the program, follow the rules or get out OR get a different religion!! [URL='http://weaselzippers.us/2011/10/15/obama-justice-department-orders-illinois-school-district-to-pay-muslim-teacher-75k-over-denying-her-special-leave-of-absence-for-hajj-trip-to-mecca/']Obama Justice Department Orders Illinois School District To Pay Muslim Teacher $75K Over Denying Her Special Leave Of Absence For Hajj Trip To Mecca…[/URL] Would they have given another teacher of a different faith the time off? No. Case closed. [URL='http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/8200883-418/woman-wins-right-to-mecca-trip.html'][COLOR=#990000](Chicago Sun-Times)[/COLOR][/URL] — A Muslim woman has won her fight against a west suburban school district after being denied unpaid leave to go on a religious pilgrimage to Mecca.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#008080] The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday announced it settled Safoorah Khan’s religious discrimination lawsuit against the Berkeley School District, forcing the district to pay $75,000 in lost back pay, compensatory damages and attorneys’ fees. The district also will have to develop a policy accommodating religions consistent with the Civil Rights Acts to ensure something similar will not happen again. Khan, a teacher at MacArthur Middle School, requested an unpaid leave of absence in December 2008 to perform hajj — a pilgrimage required by Islam — but was told she had to choose between her job and her religious beliefs. She resigned. “I’m glad that we settled and I hope this does set a precedent,” Khan said. “I hope they realize that hajj means a lot to Muslims and there will be more and more people taking the trip. I hope this helps people and their employers to accommodate Muslims and their requests.” According to the settlement, the district must also provide mandatory training on religious accommodations to all board of education members and school supervisors. Khan, now 30, says she went to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the year she resigned. “It’s required once in our lifetime at the earliest opportunity you can get,” she said. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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