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Michigan Arab-American civil rights leader Imad Hamad has been placed on administrative leave while there's an investigation into a sexual harassment complaint.
The move comes after State Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Detroit, sent a letter Friday to the national board of the American-Arab Anti- Discrimination Committee accusing Hamad, director of the committee's Michigan regional office, of sexually harassing her and numerous women and contending the committee failed to stop Hamad.
Rest if one can stomach an alleged 15-year-old complaint
But, Rashida, to quote your Progressive Party's standard, Hillary Clinton, "What difference at this point does it make?"
The Dearborn Public Schools must make changes to comply with civil rights laws, following an enforcement action launched by a federal agency two years ago.
The U.S. Education Department said Thursday an agreement with the district and the department's Office for Civil Rights resolves the federal inquiry.
Parents with limited English proficiency in the heavily Arab-American [translation: Muhammadan] district were not given adequate access to information about their children's education in a language they could understand, according to the investigation.
Officials said the district also denied students learning English access to nonacademic programs and activities.
It's about time the district was required to change its policies, said Osama Siblani, publisher of the Arab American News.
