The "make watermelons racist again" crew won a battle but lost the war when they forced a school to paint over a student's artwork to appease Zionists.
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Now they have confirmed to The Handbasket the receipt of a $125,000 settlement check from the school district’s insurer, putting this specific situation to bed. But while Jane and her family can now move forward, the precedent of this settlement, her lawyers predict, could be just the beginning.
“Her friend had texted her like, ‘they're painting over your spot,’ and she sent a picture of it,” Jane’s mother Nighat Malik told The Handbasket. (Coincidentally or not, the incident happened on 9/11 that year.) “She came in really upset crying, and she just wasn't even able to talk too much. She was shaking. So I immediately called the school.”
Jane’s design included the phrase “peace be upon you,” her name in Arabic, and her nickname. She’d spent two weeks before school began decorating the spot with help from others, including a close J
... Show more...The "make watermelons racist again" crew won a battle but lost the war when they forced a school to paint over a student's artwork to appease Zionists.
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Now they have confirmed to The Handbasket the receipt of a $125,000 settlement check from the school district’s insurer, putting this specific situation to bed. But while Jane and her family can now move forward, the precedent of this settlement, her lawyers predict, could be just the beginning.
“Her friend had texted her like, ‘they're painting over your spot,’ and she sent a picture of it,” Jane’s mother Nighat Malik told The Handbasket. (Coincidentally or not, the incident happened on 9/11 that year.) “She came in really upset crying, and she just wasn't even able to talk too much. She was shaking. So I immediately called the school.”
Jane’s design included the phrase “peace be upon you,” her name in Arabic, and her nickname. She’d spent two weeks before school began decorating the spot with help from others, including a close Jewish friend and the friend’s mother.
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