(PRI) On July 26, 2016, a young girl stepped up to the mic at a meeting of the San Diego Unified School District Board of Education.
“Good evening. My name is Sohaila Gebaly,” she said. “I’m going to 6th grade. I love school and science.”
Gebaly went on to tell board members that the year before, three boys in school started calling her names. When no one stopped them, they hit her, kicked her and pushed her.
“I didn’t feel safe,” Gebaly said. “I told my teacher I didn’t feel safe, but she didn’t react to that.”
Gebaly was one of several Muslim students and parents with similar stories.
