I’m feeling very tired and depressed and lonely today. I got my laundry done but that’s about it. And I feel like I’ve ruined Arthur’s adoption day by being broke and unable to do much for him. I know he probably doesn’t care, but it matters to me and I feel like a bad dog-mom for letting him down. I did manage to wash all his bedding though and give him his flea treatment.
An elementary school principal in Atlanta is facing a lawsuit for allegedly discriminating against a Muslim school bus driver.
Twanesia Crawford, a bus driver for Atlanta Public Schools, said Hope-Hill Elementary School principal Maureen Wheeler banned her from entering the school, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reported.
Crawford alleged that Wheeler prohibited her from going inside Hope Hill after she was caught praying alone in the school bus in October 2015.
According to the lawsuit, which was filed in January 2016, Crawford’s bus was blocked from leaving the parking lot on Oct. 29, 2015. During the time she was stuck in bus traffic, Crawford silently prayed.
“Since it was still dark, and given that Ms. Crawford was unable to move her bus with other vehicles in her path, Ms. Crawford took the time to lower her head and raise her palms in silent prayer,” the lawsuit said.
Crawford said she isn’t even allowed to use the bathroom at the school. Read more (7/20/17)
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