(Essex Daily Voice) A New Jersey teacher accused by a former Olympian of pulling a 7-year-old student’s hijab off was just trying to fix her hood, her attorney told Daily Voice.
“This is not a story about a teacher who forcibly removed a student’s hijab,” said Samantha Harris, the attorney representing Tamar Herman, a teacher in the Maplewood South Orange school district.
“This is a story about social media, misinformation, and what happens when people publicize rumors without any knowledge of or regard for the truth.”
The story began getting media attention after former Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad took to social late this week.
