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NJ principal charged with assault, same day district had to apologize for Ramadan letter
A New Jersey school’s principal was arrested after allegedly assaulting a student while breaking up a fight in 2023. On the same day just hours later, an assistant principal in the same district was accused of sending a controversial flyer to staff during Ramadan. NBC New York’s Adam Harding reports.
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NJ school apologizes for ‘inflammatory' Ramadan note, same day principal charged with assault
A New Jersey school district is apologizing after an assistant high school principal shared a flyer with anti-Semitic undertones to inform staff about Ramadan, the holy month of fasting, prayer and reflection for the Muslim community. The flyer was sent Monday, the start of Ramadan, by the assistant principal of Columbia High School in Maplewood. The notice begins innocuously, expounding…
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Holy month of Ramadan begins amid war attacks
Romney Smith reports on the start of Ramadan.